>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance:
  • LUNA +14.6%, AAP +13.6%, MARK +10.8%, KLIC +10.6%, TEUM +8.9%, DQ+8.1%, EXXI +7.8%, DAVE +7.7%, OREX +7.4%, IGT +7.3%, FENG +6.5%, WOW+6%, BGNE +5.8%, YTRA +5.6%, SSYS +5.4%, CALI +4.8%, FSNN +3.3%, NMM+2.8%, CASI +2.4%, PQG +1.5%, VBLT +1.3%, DHT +0.8%
M&A news:
  • BWLD +25.7% (WSJ reporting that Roark Capital has made a bid to buy the co for more than $150/share)
Other news:
  • ITUS +32.8% (has 'executed an exclusive worldwide license agreement with The Wistar Institute for a CAR-T technology aimed initially at treating ovarian cancer, and eventually additional solid tumors')
  • TCON +12.5% (announces that positive results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of TRC102 and Fludara in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies were published in the journal Oncotarget )
  • GLBS +11.7% (announced that an investor holding warrants originally issued pursuant to the Company's February 2017 private placement has elected to exercise its right to purchase 700,000 of the Company's common shares at a price of $1.60 per share)
  • AMRN +6% (Amarin's Vascepa (Icosapent Ethyl) showed reductions in potentially Atherogenic Lipid and Inflammatory Markers in Statin Treated Patients with persistent high triglycerides and chronic kidney disease)
  • ABUS +4.2% (ticking higher after confirming LNP licensee ALNY receives accelerated assessment of patisiran from European Medicines Agency)
  • BLDP +3.9% (signs $9 mln agreement with Siemens (SIEGY) to fuel cell engine to power cutting-edge Mireo commuter train)
  • DLPH +3.3% (Board of Directors approved the record date, distribution date and distribution ratio for the spin-off of its Powertrain Systems segment into a new publicly traded company, Delphi Technologies PLC)
  • EGO +2.6% (provides an update on the Co's exploration activities completed to date in 2017)
Analyst comments:
  • ADMA +7.7% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Raymond James)
  • TGTX +6.1% (assumed with a Buy at H.C. Wainwright; tgt $33 (closed at 8.25 on Monday))
  • SHPG +1.7% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Liberum)
  • DB +1.3% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at HSBC Securities)
  • MMI +1.1% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup)
  • ZBH +0.9% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank)
  • KO +0.5% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo)