>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
: N/A.

Select financial related names showing weakness: NBG -3.3%, SAN -1.5%, MS -1.5%, DB -1.1%, BAC -0.9%, WFC -0.8%, C -0.6%, UBS -0.6%, CS -0.5%

Select metals/mining stocks trading lower: AUY -4.1%, AU -3.7%, MT -3.4%, GFI -2.5%, BHP -1.9%, FCX -1.4%, RIO -1.3%, ABX -0.9%.

Select oil/gas related names showing early weakness: SDRL -5.1%, STO -3%, RIG -2.8%, TOT -1.6%, RDS.A -1.5%, BP -0.8%, CVX -0.7%

Other news: BTH -100% (The Carlyle Group (CG) will acquire all of Blyth's outstanding shares of common stock in a transaction valuing Blyth at $98 million, equating to $6.00 per share), ARIA -3.2% (small pull back following Friday's run up), TSEM -2.8% (still checking), IDCC -2.4% (provides statement following the decision of the U.S. International Trade Commission in the investigation involving InterDigital and respondents Microsoft (MSFT) Mobile Oy, and Nokia (NOK)), YNDX -2% (changing its pay-per-click advertising platform), NFLX -1.5% (will remove some high profile movies from streaming service), SQNM -1.3% (files for $300 mln mixed shelf offering), BABA -0.8% (Chinese mkts weak overnight), GM -0.7% (Japan reports July 2015 auto sales down 7.6% YoY; passenger car production also fell 6.5%), YHOO -0.7% (in symp with BABA)

Analyst comments: REGN -0.9% (downgraded to Neutral at Chardan Capital Markets), SYT -0.5% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
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