>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
:
  • ARAY -13.4%, BGG -11.4%, KEYS -9.4%, WUBA -5.4%, A -4.4%
  • CSCO -1.3%, (also discloses restructuring plan, will eliminate up to 5,500 positions, representing ~7 percent of its global workforce), PLAB -1.2%
M&A news:
  • MOMO -5.3% (receives letter from its Chairman and CEO stating that his buyer group would like to withdraw the non-binding going private proposal dated June 23)
Select financial related names showing weakness: BBVA -1.9%, SAN -1.7%, RBS -1.6%, DB -1%

Other news:
  • EARS -66.7% (reports top-line results from TACTT2 Trial with Keyzilen in Acute Inner Ear Tinnitus did not meet its co-primary efficacy endpoints)
  • CERU -61.7% ( announces top-line results from its Phase 2 trial of its lead candidate, CRLX101, in combination with Avastin; demonstrated no statistically significant difference in median PFS)
  • PTLA -15.5% (receives FDA Complete Response Letter for BLA for AndexXa)
  • JNP -15.3% (reports results from phase 2b clinical trial of COL-1077 lidocaine vaginal gel in gynecologic procedure pain - did not achieve its primary and secondary endpoints)
  • OMED -13.3% (prices an underwritten public offering of 5.5 mln shares of its common stock at $10.00/share)
  • UIHC -1.4% (United Insurance enters into all-stock merger agreement with RDX Holding)
Analyst comments:
  • IEP -4% (downgraded to Sell from Neutral at UBS)
  • TWTR -2.6% (downgraded to Sell from Hold at Evercore ISI)