Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: GTN +2.9% (light volume), JNJ +1.6%, PKG +1.3%, OMC +1.3%, KO +1%.
M&A news: TUC +5.8% (CSC ServiceWorks to Acquire Mac-Gray for $524 Million or $21.25/share).
Select mining stocks trading higher: RIO +2.4% (provides Q3 production results; global iron ore shipments +4% YoY), MT +2.2%, BHP +0.4%, BBL +0.4%.
A few solar names are trading higher on light volume: YGE +2.8%, JKS +2.5%, CSIQ +2.1%
Other news: NVGN +17.2% (may be attributed to positive blog mention),XNPT +16.7% (Clinton Group Calls on Xenoport to hire a new CEO and focus on promising drug in its Pipeline),LTBR +8.9% (B&W and Lightbridge to collaborate on metallic nuclear fuel pilot fabrication facility), CIM +4.4% (following Cooperman comments on CNBC),SD +3.4% (following Cooperman comments on CNBC),FU +2.9% (continued strength),MU +2.3% (still checking),GERN +2.3% (has been informed by Dr. Tefferi that his abstract on preliminary data from the ongoing Myelofibrosis IST has been selected by the ASH Program Committee for presentatio),S +1.7% (following Cooperman comments on CNBC),YHOO +1.5% (still checking),NOK +1.2% (still checking),TZOO +0.8% ( enters into multi-state unclaimed property settlement; co expects to record an estimated $22.0 mln charge, which will be included in its financial earnings release for the three months ended Sept 30, 2013),NFLX +0.7% (AllThingsD discusses that Vodafone is offering free Netflix subscriptions with purchase of Nokia phones; also Pac Crest comments- Q3 should be solid, but aggressive assumptions needed to justify upside in NFLX ),AMZN +0.4% (WSJ details news that Amazon (AMZN) plans to setup warehouses inside Procter & Gamble facilities and other cos),T +0.3% (U.S. Army Awards AT&T Government Solutions Place on $4.1 Billion).
Analyst comments: TSLA +2.5% (upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Wedbush ),MYCC +2% (initiated by several analysts),FEYE +1.1% (initiated by several analysts),FUEL +1% (initiated by several analysts), MSFT +1% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies),FB +0.8% (tgt raised to $60 from $45 at Evercore),QCOM +0.4% ( initiated with a Buy at Stifel)