>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
:

  • BTI -1.1%, (provides H1 trading update)

Select metals/mining stocks trading lower:

  • GFI -1.3%, BHP -1%, BBL -0.9%, MT -0.7%, GOLD -0.7%, GDX -0.6%

Other news:

  • IDRA -14.5% (announces results from the Phase 2 clinical trial of IMO-8400 in adult patients with dermatomyositis)
  • IMMU -4.3% (commenced an underwritten public offering of $275,000,000 of shares of its common stock)
  • HTGC -3.4% (commences 6 mln common stock offering)
  • MEDP -2.6% (prices secondary offering of 3 mln shares of its common stock by selling shareholders at $42.25 per share)
  • HCC -1.7% (secondary offering of 4 mln shares of common stock by selling shareholders)
  • HOME -1.6% (secondary offering of 8.0 mln shares of common stock)
  • FBC -0.5% (prices secondary offering of 8 mln shares of common stock at $34.50 per share)

Analyst comments:

  • SEAS -8.6% (downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Citigroup)
  • BPL -2.8% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS)
  • TRGP -1.3% (downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays)
  • BF.B -1.2% (downgraded to Sell from Hold at Societe Generale)
  • ABX -1.1% (downgraded to Underweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley)