>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
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M&A news:
  • EQT -5.4% (Rice Energy (RICE) and EQT acquisition confirmed for total consideration of ~$6.7 billion)
Other news:
  • SGEN -11.7% (discontinuing the phase 3 CASCADE clinical trial of vadastuximab talirine)
  • TSRO -11.3% (after CLVS reported positive topline data from the confirmatory phase 3 ARIEL3 trial of rucaparib; PARP competitor Tesaro trading lower in response)
  • LTBR -3.2% (files for 1,853,960 share common stock offering by Aspire Capital Fund)
Analyst comments:
  • PI -3.1% (downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley)
  • TRIP -2.1% (downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse)
  • LYV -1.3% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Northcoast)
  • IHG -1.3% (downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse)