>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
: ENPH +19.1%, ZGNX +15.7%, CRTO +11.5%, OXGN +9.9%, ATSG +9%, DRYS +7%, ZEN +7%, WPX +6%, MCHX +5.6%, ZAGG +5.3%, PAYC +5.2%, ATVI +4.2%, SGMS +4.2%, TC +4%, NSM +4%, MPO +3.8%, AOL +3.8%, MODN +3.4%, PEGA +3.3%, JAZZ +3.1%, ORIG +3.1%, PBPB +2.9%, THI +2.9%, OAS +2.7%, NYMT +2.5%,AXLL +1.9%, CNP +1.9%, AXAS +1.6%, TTGT +1.5%, AVA +1.5%, SNTA +1.3%, ING +1.2%, NSTG +1.1%, WTR +1.1%, .

M&A news: FOXA +7.8% (21st Century Fox withdraws its proposal to acquire Time Warner Inc), PEOP +6.8% (Independent Bank Corp. and Peoples Federal Bancshares, Inc. Sign Definitive Merger Agreement for Acquisition of Peoples Federal Bancshares), CERN +1.9% (Cerner to acquire Siemens (SIEGY) Health Services for $1.3 bln).

Other news: ATSG +9% (Board of Directors approves share repurchase authorization for up to $50 mln of co's common shares; co to acquire two Boeing (BA) 767-300s currently leased by ABX Air), CANF +3.7% (new data shows high efficacy for Can-Fite's CF101 in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriasis patients), TKMR +3.3% (continued ebola driven momentum due), MOVE +2.6% (still checking, may be related to M&A rumors in the space), VOD +1.3% (reacting to fall thru M&A in the space), ADP +1.1% (authorized to purchase an additional 30 mln shares of its common stock), NSTG +1.1% (received market approval from the Australian Therapeutic goods administration for its Prosigna breast cancer prognostic gene signature assay), MNKD +1% (disclosed supply agreement with Amphastar).

Analyst comments: AKRX +2.2% (target raised to $45 from $33 at Piper Jaffray), RNG +1.6% (initiated with a Outperform at Oppenheimer), GE +0.7% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Bernstein)