>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
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M&A news:
  • D -4.7% (Dominion Energy and SCANA Corporation (SCG) announce a stock-for-stock merger in which SCANA shareholders would receive 0.6690 shares of Dominion Energy common stock for each share of SCANA common stock, the equivalent of $55.35/per share; accretive)
  • MGI -6.8% (Moneygram and Alibaba's (BABA) Ant Financial Services Group mutually agreed to terminate merger )
Other news:
  • ATRA -4.1% (commences underwritten offering of $100 mln of common stock)
  • HHC -2.9% (Howard Hughes announces that Pershing Square (PSHZF) intends to offer for sale in underwritten public secondary offering 2.5 mln shares of common stock), CCIH -2.4% (after seeing afternoon surge higher)
  • GNW -1.9% (weakness on CFIUS news)
  • SRE -1.8% (announced proposed public offerings of common stock and mandatory convertible; details recent U.S. tax legislation that may materially adversely affect financial condition)
  • MTP -1.4% (after 75% jump in stock price today)
  • JNP -1% (Juniper Pharma sees Continued strong double-digit revenue growth for CRINONE and JPS in 2018; Preclinical data supports advancement of Intravaginal Ring technology platform)
Analyst comments:
  • CYH -7.6% (initiated with a Sell at Goldman)
  • W -3.1% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill)
  • HOG -2.8% (downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Longbow)
  • TEVA -1.5% (initiated with a Underperform at Leerink Partners)
  • CPE -1.5% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup)
  • AMG -1% (downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse)
  • IVZ -1% (downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley)