Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance:
- CHGG +11.4%, LODE +10.8%, AKAM +10.2%, AMRC +9.5%, UA +8%, QGEN +7.5%, KLAC +6.9%, HZO +6.7%, DRYS +6.6%, SNE +5.9%, MEDP +5.4%, WDR +5%, BLKB +4.6%, INST +4%, BP +3.9%, KEM +3.7%, NEO +3.2%, VRNS +3.1%, SANM +2.7%, AMED +2.3%, GE +2.2%, RIG +1.9%, MDLZ +1.9%, HMC +1.8%, BRX +1.7%, CLR +1.3%, KAI +1.3%, KO +1.2%, IDTI +1.1%, WING +1.1%, LYB +0.7%, ESV +0.6%
M&A news:
- ESIO +94.6% (to be acquired for $30.00 per share in cash by MKS Instruments (MKSI))
- WRD +10.4% (WildHorse Resource Development to be acquired by Chesapeake Energy (CHK) for approximately $3.977 bln) .
Select financial related names showing strength:
- FINANCIALSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
Select metals/mining stocks trading higher:
- METALSMININGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.
Select oil/gas related names showing strength:
- OILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLUPPPPP.
Other news:
- DRNA +15.1% (continued strength on LLY collaboration deal news)
- BRG +7.3% (Harbert Fund discloses 5.69% active stake as well as rejected proposal to acquire outstanding shares)
- JCP +1.5% (announced that Michael Fung is temporarily joining the Company as interim chief financial officer effective Oct. 30, succeeding Jerry Murray who will resume his responsibilities as senior vice president of finance)
- BA +0.7% (after notabling decline - reportedly on the news of the plane crash off Indonesia involving a new Lion Air 737 Max)
Analyst comments:
- NVDA +1.9% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan)
- JBLU +1.8% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan)
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