>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
:

  • ADTN -7.8%, BMI -6.7%, IBM -5.4%, LRCX -5.3%, HCSG -4.7%, ETH -2.4%, (Ethan Allen sees Q3 EPS below estimates; started repurchasing shares in April ), FRGI -2.3%, ASML -2.1%

M&A news:

  • SMG -1.2% (to acquire the assets of Sunlight Supply in a transaction valued at $450 million, includes $25 million of SMG equity)

Select semiconuctor and related names showing weakness after LRCX earnings/guidance:

  • AMAT -2.6%, MU -1.1%, KLAC -0.6%, XLNX -0.5%, NVDA -0.5%

Other news:

  • AGLE -10.3% (commences underwritten public offering of 4.5 mln shares of its common stock)
  • MBII -7.1% (to offer shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering)
  • SJI -3.9% (to conduct concurrent registered public offerings of up to $325 million of shares of its common stock and 5.0 million Equity Units)

Analyst comments:

  • GRUB -1.0% (downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley)
  • MO -1.1% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup)
  • AKS -1.7% (initiated with a Sell at UBS)
  • JNPR -2.8% (downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman)
  • ZG -2.8% (downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley)