>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
: AZPN -18.2%, QSII -12.1%,AMZN -11.2%, QTM -9%, EMN -6.7%, ALV -6.5%, EA -4.7%, SYNA -3.5%,ABBV -3.3%, BDGE -2.7%, LADR -1.1%, MA -1.1%, JBSS -1%, N -0.9%, SPIL-0.8%, HTBK -0.6%, .


Select metals/mining stocks trading lower: HMY -8.3%, MT -5.5%, BBL-2.8%, RIO -2.7%, BHP -2%, ABX -1.1%


Other news: AMDA -4.5% (slight pull back following yday's strength),VALE -2.2% (announces that, in compliance with its dividend policy and due to price volatility in mineral commodities, the Executive Board has approved and will submit to the Board a proposal for a minimum dividend equal to zero for 2016 ), HK -2% (announced suspension of dividend on Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock), DB -1.6% (cont weakness)

Analyst comments: GLP -2.5% (downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Mitsubishi UFJ), CHUY -2.2% (downgraded to Mkt Perform from Outperform at Raymond James).