>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:

  • HEI +2.3% (also increased dividend), LLY +1.2% (raises FY20 guidance)

Other news:

  • TGE +21% (announces agreement for the purchase of its publicly-held class a shares by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (BIP) for $22.45/share)
  • IMGN +15.7% (reports top-line data from new pivotal single-arm trial, SORAYA, expected in first half of 2021; confirmatory MIRASOL trial for Mirvetuximab on track to start by year-end)
  • BHVN +7.7% (announces 'positive' results from Phase 2/3 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and tolerability of intranasal vazegepant 5, 10 and 20 mg versus placebo in 1,673 patients for the acute treatment of migraine)
  • PCG +5.3% (amends restructuring support agreement)
  • AGIO +5.1% (receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for TIBSOVA from the FDA)
  • ALNY +4.9% (announces that the ILLUMINATE-A Phase 3 study of lumasiran for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 met its primary efficacy endpoint)
  • PRVL +4.7% (drug candidate granted orphan drug designation)
  • TME +3.6% (announces $400 mln share repurchase program)
  • PCRX +3.1% (announced positive results from its Phase 3 PLAY study of EXPAREL in pediatric patients undergoing spinal or cardiac surgeries)
  • NEX +3% (announces appointment of Kenneth Pucheu as CFO, effective immediately)
  • NOG +2.1% (to commence $0.015/share quarterly cash dividend payment in April 2020)
  • LLY +1.2% {dividend increase)
  • PFE +0.9% (announce FDA approval of XTANDI for the treatment of metastatic castration-sensitive prostate )

Analyst comments:

  • OII +4.8% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman)
  • GES +4% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen)
  • PI +3.4% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Needham)
  • FCX +1.6% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets)
  • JNJ +1.2% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley)