>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
:

  • JT -5.5%, MYOV -3.5%, AMWD -0.5%

M&A news:

  • GPN -4.1% (Total System & Global Payments (GPN) confirm $21.5 bln merger -- consideration reflects price per share of $119.86 for each share of TSYS common stock)

Select EU financial related names showing weakness:

  • LYG -1.7%, DB -1.4%, BBVA -1.1%, HSBC -0.9%, SAN -0.7%, BCS -0.7%

Other news:

  • KZR -23% (EULAR publishes abstract detailing data from the first two cohorts of an open-label dose escalation trial of KZR-616 in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
  • MYOV -3.5% (files mixed securities shelf offering and ~24K common share secondary offering by holders)
  • TEAM -1.6% (co-CEOs Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes adopted new stock trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 to sell a portion of their stock over time)
  • TD -1.1% (files for $45 bln mixed securities shelf offering)
  • FDX -0.6% (Huawei is reviewing its relationship with FedEx

Analyst comments:

  • GILD -2.2% (downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman)
  • OKTA -1.5% (downgraded to Neutral at Monness Crespi & Hardt)
  • ROKU -0.6% (downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Stephens)