>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up 

In reaction to earnings/guidance:

  • BKE +12.8%, FL +5.7%, KEYS +3.9%, DE +2.6%, ROST +0.6%, MMYT +0.6%

Other news:

  • SCPH +9.5% (enters into a supply agreement with WST)
  • MOBL +7.2% (co will explore potential sale, according to Bloomberg)
  • BNTX +6.2% (BioNTech and Pfizer share early results on lead mRNA vaccine candidate BNT162b2 against COVID-19)
  • XSPA +3.7% (opens XpresCheck COVID-19 testing facility)
  • XERS +3.5% (names new COO)
  • TLSA +3.4% (receives patent for use of milciclib in combination with tyrosine kinase inhibitors)
  • PSTX +3.2% (provides operational update)
  • SRNE +2.5% (to acquire SmartPharm)
  • MIK +1.2% (names new CFO)
  • CYRX +1.1% (to acquire CRYOPDP, a global provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions to the clinical research, pharmaceutical and cell and gene therapy markets)
  • PFE +1% (BioNTech and Pfizer share early results on lead mRNA vaccine candidate BNT162b2 against COVID-19)

Analyst comments:

  • CXO +2.3% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley)
  • EL +1.7% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley)
  • PANW +0.9% (initiated with a Buy at Loop Capital)
  • SPLK +0.9% (initiated with a Buy at Loop Capital)
  • WSM +0.7% (upgraded to Buy from Accumulate at Gordon Haskett)