>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
: UNIS -6.1%

M&A news: ZNGA -0.5% (acquired Rising Tide Games; terms not disclosed)

Select metals/mining stocks trading lower: RIO -2.1%, HL -2.1%, BHP -1.8%, BBL -1.7%, NEM -0.7%, SLV -0.6%

Other news: ANTH -7.9% (announced termination of blisibimod partnership in Japan by Zenyaku; No patients were enrolled in the BRIGHT-SC study or any other clinical study in Japan), YHOO -3.7% (FT discusses comments from US tax officials who have concerns about deals such as Yahoo spinoff of BABA), JNP -3.3% (filed for $100 mln mixed securities shelf offering), ALNY -3% (initial clinical results for ALN-AS1), MRTX -2.8% (announced proposed public offering of $80 mln of common stock), VOD -2.7% (Bloomberg details news that Liberty Global (LBTYA) wants common ground over asset exchange with Vodafone (VOD).), PCTY -1.6% (filed for 3.74 mln share offering of common stock for selling stockholders), PHG -1.3% (updates performance and strategy in the HealthTech market at its Capital Markets Day), SHPG -1.1% (still checking), BABA -1.1% (FT discusses comments from US tax officials who have concerns about deals such as Yahoo (YHOO) spinoff of Alibaba)

Analyst comments: UBS -2.4% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman ), RPTP -2.4% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup
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