>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to earnings/guidance
:

  • WGO +6.1%, APOG +2.7%

M&A news:

  • BEAT +17% (BioTelemetry to be acquired by Philips (PHG) for $72.00 per share), PHG +1.7%

Other news:

  • MREO +38.9% (MREO and RARE announce collaboration and license agreement for setrusumab)
  • DMTK +25.7% (announces positive results of TRUST Study)
  • TLC +6.2% (provides study updates at investor conference; Patient enrollment of EXCELLENCE pivotal trial reaches 98%)
  • ACTG +4.5% (President/CIO disclosed the purchase of 100K shares worth ~$377K (transaction dates 12/15-12/16) )
  • VIR +4.4% (VIR and GSK start of trial evaluating VIR-7831 in hospitalized adults with COVID-19)
  • MNKD +3.5% (announces co-promotion agreement for Thyquidity)
  • DD +3% (approved the separation of DuPont's Nutrition & Biosciences business through an exchange offer)
  • NVO +1.9% (files MMA with EMA for approval of once-weekly semaglutide)
  • BCLI +1.7% (completed in the ongoing Phase 2 trial evaluating NurOwn as a treatment for progressive MS; Topline clinical trial results expected by the end of the first quarter 2021)
  • POR +1.3% (announced the Special Committee of the Board of Directors concluded its independent review of the energy trading activity that led to the losses incurred in the third quarter)
  • AR +1.2% (S&P outlook revised to stable from negative)
  • EGBN +1% (announces new share repurchase program)
  • TME +1% (Tencent Music consortium exercises call option to acquire additional equity interests in Universal Music Group)

Analyst comments:

  • MYE +4.4% (upgraded to Overweight from Sector Weight at KeyBanc Capital Markets)
  • ABNB +3.6% (initiated with a Positive at Susquehanna)
  • DOW +2% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan)
  • NRZ +1.6% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Keefe Bruyette)
  • NLY +1% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Keefe Bruyette)