>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to earnings/guidance:
  • LZB +12.3% (also increases dividend), DY +8.7%, LOW +5.8%, SQM +3.4%, GBDC +3.3%, BLSH +2.4%, POWL +1%, VIK +0.9%, GDS +0.6%
Other news:
  • SEMR +70.3% (Adobe close to $1.9 deal to purchase SEMR, according to WSJ)
  • KZIA +46% (achieves initial iCR in Metastatic TNBC; also Q4 business update)
  • NUTX +20% (restated results)
  • CLLS +7.5% (publishes Nature Communications Article on a non-viral gene editing process enabling efficient gene insertion in hematopoietic stem cells)
  • NXST +5.8% (seeks approval of TEGNA (TGNA) acquisition)
  • MP +4.5% (in the lead for U.S. alternatives to rare earths, according to Reuters)
  • SLMT +3.7% (entered into $98.5 mln Class B Ordinary Share Controlled Equity Offering)
  • ONIT +3.3% (subsidiary enteres strategic relationship with Finance of America Reverse)
  • ON +3.2% (authorizes new $6 bln share repurchse program)
  • CHPT +3% (strengthens balance sheet and enhances shareholder value through material debt reduction)
  • TMDX +3% (CEO disclosed the purchase of 8,775 shares at $114.00 worth $1 mln)
  • CEG +2.9% (confirms Crane Clean Energy Center backed by $1 bln DoE loan)
  • SPIR +2.7% (ships satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base)
  • ONEW +2.7% (amends term loan and floor plan credit facilities)
  • EYPT +2.4% (announces positive recommendation from independent data safety monitoring committee for pivotal phase 3 trials for DURAVYU in wet age-related macular degeneration)
  • VKTX +2.3% (completes enrollment in Phase 3 VANQUISH-1 Trial of VK2735)
  • CEVA +2.2% (prices offering of 3.0 mln shares of common stock at $19.50 per share)
  • NC +2% (authorizes new $20 mln share repurchase program)
  • PAAS +2% (Xali Gold completes due diligence visit, confirms data integrity and exploration upside at Pico Machay Gold Project in Peru)
  • FSM +1.8% (expands Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources at the Séguéla Mine, supporting longer mine life and potential plant expansion)
  • BKD +1.7% (names new COO)
  • ESLT +1.5% (wins $210 mln in contracts from Israel's Ministry of Defense for Merkava tank upgrades)