Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: ISRG +12.3%, THOR +9%, TMO +7%, CX +4.5%, CHKP +4.4%, WHR +4.4%, HAWK +4.3%, ITW +4.2%, NUAN +4.1%, PKG +3.7%, VASC +2.8%, MANH +2.2%, CMG +2.1%, OC +1.9%, IBKR +1.2%, BABY +1.2%, BABY +1.2%, ACE +1.1%, KO +0.9%, NYLD +0.8%
M&A news: THOR +8.7% (to be acquired by St. Jude Medical (STJ) for $63.50 per share), GNW +2.9% (in negotiations with AXA (AXAHY) after receiving an irrevocable offer to purchase its lifestyle protection insurance business), DTV +0.8% (WSJ reporting FCC expected to approve T / DTV deal)
Other news: BLDP +4.6% (will provide a 1 MW ClearGen fuel cell distributed generation system for Hydrogène de France, to be deployed at an AkzoNobel (AKZOY) sodium chlorate chemical plant), PRKR +3.5% (Parkervision and RFMW sign worldwide distribution agreement for ParkerVision products and services ), STAY +3.5% (appoints Gerardo Lopez as CEO, effective August 24, 2015), ADK +3.1% (discloses entry into separate At Market Issuance Sales Agreements to sell up to 800k shares of its 10.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock), GLNG +2% (executed agreements for conversion of the 126,000 m(3) LNG carrier Gandria to a Golar floating liquefaction facility), INFY +1.3% (cont strength)
Analyst comments: XOM +0.5% (added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman)
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: ISRG +12.3%, THOR +9%, TMO +7%, CX +4.5%, CHKP +4.4%, WHR +4.4%, HAWK +4.3%, ITW +4.2%, NUAN +4.1%, PKG +3.7%, VASC +2.8%, MANH +2.2%, CMG +2.1%, OC +1.9%, IBKR +1.2%, BABY +1.2%, BABY +1.2%, ACE +1.1%, KO +0.9%, NYLD +0.8%
M&A news: THOR +8.7% (to be acquired by St. Jude Medical (STJ) for $63.50 per share), GNW +2.9% (in negotiations with AXA (AXAHY) after receiving an irrevocable offer to purchase its lifestyle protection insurance business), DTV +0.8% (WSJ reporting FCC expected to approve T / DTV deal)
Other news: BLDP +4.6% (will provide a 1 MW ClearGen fuel cell distributed generation system for Hydrogène de France, to be deployed at an AkzoNobel (AKZOY) sodium chlorate chemical plant), PRKR +3.5% (Parkervision and RFMW sign worldwide distribution agreement for ParkerVision products and services ), STAY +3.5% (appoints Gerardo Lopez as CEO, effective August 24, 2015), ADK +3.1% (discloses entry into separate At Market Issuance Sales Agreements to sell up to 800k shares of its 10.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock), GLNG +2% (executed agreements for conversion of the 126,000 m(3) LNG carrier Gandria to a Golar floating liquefaction facility), INFY +1.3% (cont strength)
Analyst comments: XOM +0.5% (added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman)