Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: ZHNE +25.4%, ALGN +16.5%, (also upgraded to Buy from Hold at Cantor Fitzgerald), CPSS +9.8% (light volume), GOOG +9.2%, CMG +7.7%, CPHD +6.8%, ATHN +4.3%, HCA +4.1%, BHI +3.8%, MS +3.2%, PH +3%, (light volume), SLB +2.8%, GE +2.5%, COF +0.5%.
M&A news: WTSL +5.6% (Wet Seal considering sale of the company, according to The Deal story out yesterday), CHK +2.1% (reports that BP and Royal Dutch Shell may be interested in the company ), BBRY +1.2% (late spike on WSJ story suggesting renewed Lenovo (LNVGY) interest).
A few financial related names showing strength: PUK +3.2%, IBN +1.3%, BAC +0.7%, DB +0.6%.
Select mining stocks trading higher: RIO +1.5%, BBL +1.2%, BHP +0.8%, GOLD +0.6%.
Many tech/internet names are higher following GOOG results: QIHU +1.5%, YNDX +1.2%, SOHU +1.1%, BIDU +1%, SINA +0.5%, ASML +-1.6%,
Solar names trading higher: RSOL +3.6%, LDK +3.1%, CSIQ +2.7%, JKS +2.1% (Signs Strategic Agreement for 120MW with the local authority in Electromechanical Industrial Park, Zhenjiang New Area in Jiangsu Province), SPWR +1% (E20/327 Solar Panels Achieve Lowest Potential Induced Degradation),
Other news: ANAC +18.8% (Anacor Pharma announces favorable ruling in its arbitration with Valeant Pharmaceuticals), GAIA +7.1% (Cinedigm to acquire Gaiam's entertainment unit for $51.5 mln), CPE +2.6% (enteres into an agreement with W&T Offshore (WTI) to sell its interests in the Medusa field and Medusa Spar and substantially all of its Gulf of Mexico shelf assets, for total cash consideration of $100 mln), FB +2.3% (sympathy strength with GOOG, still checking for anything additional), CVM +2.3% (receives notification from NYSE Regulation dated Oct 17, 2013 that the co is now considered to have regained compliance with the listing requirements of the NYSE MKT Company Guide, HIMX +2% (still checking), CF +1.5% ( increases quarterly dividend by 150% to $1.00 per share), THC +1.2% (following HCA results), DEO +0.9% (continued strength following earnings), TSLA +0.8% (still checking), OXY +0.4% (announces initial phase of strategic review; Board of Directors authorized pursuing sale of a minority interest in the Middle East/North Africa operations).
Analyst comments: AMZN +2.7% (Amazon.com upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS), BTU +2.3% (Peabody Energy upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital), VMW +2.2% (VMware upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan), UNP +1.2% (Union Pacific upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman), VZ +1% (Verizon upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank), TMUS +0.9% (added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman), INTU +0.5% (Intuit upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill),