>>> US Gapping Down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
:
  • APOG -15.3%, MLHR -9.5%, BGCP -5.1%, DRI -3.6%, ABM -3.2%, ACN -1.7%
M&A news:
  • XPER -11.8% (Xperi and TiVo [TIVO] to combine in an all-stock transaction)
Other news:
  • NERV -18.7% (reports disappointing topline results from Phase 2b Trial of MIN-117)
  • GDOT -9.1% (CEO and CFO retire, reaffirms outlook but guides revs at low end)
  • AKRX -5% (continued weakness)
  • AMRN -2.5% (attributed to cautious newsletter mention)
  • XCUR -2% (proposes public offering of common stock)
  • PING -2% (extending yesterday's late move lower)
  • MOS -1.7% (intends to reduce fertilizer production until markets improve)
  • UBER -0.6% (Reuters reporting that German court has bannedride-hailing services)
Analyst comments:
  • QUOT -2.7% (light volume - initiated with an Underweight at Morgan Stanley; tgt $8)
  • CL -0.6% (downgraded to Neutral at Bofa)