>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
:

  • PLAY -19.5%

M&A news:

  • MDSO -3.9% (confirms deal to be acquired by Dassault (DASTY) for $92.25/share in cash, representing an enterprise value of $5.8 bln)

Select financial related names showing weakness:

  • CS -2%, DB -1.9%, BBVA -1.9%, SAN -1.3%, C -0.9%, HSBC -0.9%, BCS -0.9%, BAC -0.5%

Other news:

  • KRNT -5.1% (files for ordinary share shelf offering; launches underwritten public offering of 4.34 mln ordinary shares)
  • PBF -1.1% (PBF Energy to purchase the 157,000 barrel-per-day Martinez refinery, and related logistics assets, from Equilon Enterprises - will host call today at 5:15 p.m. ET to discuss the transaction)
  • CNCE -0.7% (Concert Pharmaceuticals reports 'positive' results from two studies in its Phase 1 program evaluating CTP-692, a novel deuterium-modified form of D-serine being developed as an adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia)

Analyst comments:

  • TTD -5.8% (downgraded to Reduce from Neutral at Nomura; tgt $144)
  • LRCX -3.7% (downgraded to In-line from Outperform at Evercore ISI)
  • CSCO -1.5% (downgraded to Mkt Perform from Outperform at William Blair)
  • MAN -1.3% (downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse)