>>> US Gapping down


Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
:

  • BLKB -19% (lowers outlook), PPG -9.7% (issues downside Q3 guidance), UMC -1.7% (Sep revs) DHI -0.9% (reports prelim Q4 results)

Other news:

  • AFMD -25.9% (placed AFM11 on clinical hold and notified authorities of its decision)
  • IGC -15.3% (ongoing volatility - closed up 66% on Monday)
  • SHW -4% (following PPG guidance)
  • PRGO -2.6% (appoints Murray Kessler as Pres/CEO effective immediately; Uwe Roehrhoff steps down)
  • PBR -1.2% (after Brazilian stocks outperformance following the first round of the country's presidential elections)
  • GWRE -1.2% (coverage resumed/downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank)

Analyst comments:

  • SEMG -4.1% (downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman)
  • KR -3.1% (downgraded to Sell from Hold at Deutsche Bank)
  • MYL -3.1% (downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley)
  • SNAP -2.7% (Target lowered to 6.50 from 8.00 at MoffettNathanson)
  • WHR -2.1% (downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan)
  • WRK -1.8% (downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital Mkts)
  • IP -1.1% (downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital Mkts)
  • MPLX -1% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman)
  • COHR -1% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Longbow)
  • MMP -0.9% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman)