>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
: PIR -33.3%, ( lowers FY15 EPS guidance; also names Laura Coffey Executive Vice President ,Interim CFO effective immediately; replacing retiring Cary Turner ), AWRE -20.7%, JIVE -12.2%, WBAI -8.8%, ATEN -8%, ACCO -7.1%, MKTO -6.2%, TRMB -5.1%, RKUS -4.9%, CSTE -4.1%, LOCK -3.8%, ANDE -3.5%, XOOM -3.2%,ARMK -3.1%, PXD -2.1%, OXLC -2%, VSAT -1.4%, GHDX -1.3%, USNA -1.3%, KGC -1.2%, LPX -1.2%, WEC -1.1%, ICL -1%, TMH -0.8%, CERN -0.7%

Select Brazil related names showing weakness: VIV -7.6%, GOL -5.5%, SID -4.1%, ABEV -2.7%, EBR -2.3%, TSU -2.1%, CBD -1.8%

Select oil/gas related names showing early weakness: SN -3%, WLL -2.7%, RDS.A -2.7%, BP -2.7%, SSL -2.5%, STO -2.1%, RIG -1.9%, TOT -1.9%, HAL -0.8%

Other news: DCTH -18.2% (announces proposed public offering of common stock and warrants), JONE -9.5% ( provides 2014 year-end reserves, operations update, and 2015 guidance; launches public offering of common stock), NBG -8.5% (concerns over Greece/EU meetings today), ACHN -4.5% (commenced an underwritten public offering of 10 mln shares of its common stock),TSLA -2.3% (China VP of Communications has left the company, according to reports), EFC -2.2% (lowered Q4 div to $0.65/sh from from $0.77/sh prior), VIAB -1.7% (John Stewart will be leaving 'The Daily Show' (Comedy Central is owned by VIAB)), TXMD -0.5% (pricing of an underwritten public offering of approximately 13.6 million shares of its common stock, offered at a price of $4.05 per share)

Analyst comments: TCK -2.3% (downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at BofA/Merrill), NICE -1.9% (downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan), CR -1% (downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts), WMT -0.7% (downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at HSBC Securities)