Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: NVIV +24.3%, ARP +14.1%, PIR +6.6%, TACO +6.6%, VNCE +2.2%
M&A news: DD +3.1% (report that BASF (BASFY) might make a takeover bid for the company), RAI +2.3% (The Telegraph discusses speculation that British American Tobacco (BTI) could move to acquire the remaining stake in RAI it doesn't already own)
Select metals/mining stocks trading higher: CLF +17.1%, VALE +9.1%, HMY +4.8%, AU +4.6%, MT +2.9%, GFI +2.2%,ABX +1.8%, GDX +1.8%, SLV +1%, BHP +0.8%, GLD +0.6%, AA +0.5%
Select oil/gas related names showing strength: WRES +33.9%, BBEP +25.5%, CHK +7.5%, MRO +3.2%, KMI +2.1%,WLL +1.6%
Other news: BCRX +13.2% (to present results from pre-clinical study of BCX4430 on mice infected with Zika Virus), ICON+12.6% (enters five-year $300 mln senior secured term loan credit facility), CRC +10.8% (cont strength), SUNE +8.4% (cont vol pre-mkt), TRXC +6.2% (cont strength), DBVT +5.9% (presents results from the OLFUS-VIPES trial ), PPHM +5.8% (formally commissions its new commercial biomanufacturing suite in Tustin, California), DSCI +4.6% (announces peer-reviewed clinical study of AmnioExcel has been published in WOUNDS), VRX +4.1% (to host a conference call and live webcast on March 15 to discuss preliminary Q4 financial results and update 2016 financial guidance), MOMO +3.7% (still checking),RESI +3.1% (issues open letter to stockholders in response to RESI Shareholders Group), AGEN +2.9% (files ~1.631 mln share common stock offering by selling stockholders), NCR +1% (announces $250 million share repurchase and increases 2016 full year EPS guidance)
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: NVIV +24.3%, ARP +14.1%, PIR +6.6%, TACO +6.6%, VNCE +2.2%
M&A news: DD +3.1% (report that BASF (BASFY) might make a takeover bid for the company), RAI +2.3% (The Telegraph discusses speculation that British American Tobacco (BTI) could move to acquire the remaining stake in RAI it doesn't already own)
Select metals/mining stocks trading higher: CLF +17.1%, VALE +9.1%, HMY +4.8%, AU +4.6%, MT +2.9%, GFI +2.2%,ABX +1.8%, GDX +1.8%, SLV +1%, BHP +0.8%, GLD +0.6%, AA +0.5%
Select oil/gas related names showing strength: WRES +33.9%, BBEP +25.5%, CHK +7.5%, MRO +3.2%, KMI +2.1%,WLL +1.6%
Other news: BCRX +13.2% (to present results from pre-clinical study of BCX4430 on mice infected with Zika Virus), ICON+12.6% (enters five-year $300 mln senior secured term loan credit facility), CRC +10.8% (cont strength), SUNE +8.4% (cont vol pre-mkt), TRXC +6.2% (cont strength), DBVT +5.9% (presents results from the OLFUS-VIPES trial ), PPHM +5.8% (formally commissions its new commercial biomanufacturing suite in Tustin, California), DSCI +4.6% (announces peer-reviewed clinical study of AmnioExcel has been published in WOUNDS), VRX +4.1% (to host a conference call and live webcast on March 15 to discuss preliminary Q4 financial results and update 2016 financial guidance), MOMO +3.7% (still checking),RESI +3.1% (issues open letter to stockholders in response to RESI Shareholders Group), AGEN +2.9% (files ~1.631 mln share common stock offering by selling stockholders), NCR +1% (announces $250 million share repurchase and increases 2016 full year EPS guidance)