>>> US Gapping down


Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
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M&A news:

  • HL -6.2% (to acquire three high-grade Nevada gold mines with the acquisition of Klondex Mines)

Select Nasdaq stocks trading lower with Nasdaq Futures down 1.3%:

  • TSLA -1.9%, WDC -1.8%, PYPL -1.6%, NVDA -1.5%, NFLX -1.1%, BABA -1.1%, AMD -0.9%, AAPL -0.8%

Other news:

  • MFGP -55% (announced Chief Executive Officer Chris Hsu plans to step down; Stephen Murdoch Appointed as New CEO; lowers FY18 revenue guidance)
  • OLED -9.3% (Bloomberg details that Apple (AAPL) is developing its own iPhone screen)
  • FB -3.4% (NY Times discusses that data firm Cambridge Analytica harvested data from 50 mln Facebook (FB) users without their permission)
  • SYNA -2.8% (Bloomberg details that Apple (AAPL) is developing its own iPhone screen)
  • TWTR -1.6% (in sympathy with FB), .

Analyst comments:

  • ABUS -3.8% (downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Wedbush)
  • AKCA -1.5% (downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo)