>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:

  • NA.

M&A news:

  • HUM +6% (WalMart (WMT) is in early talks to acquire HUM, according to WSJ)

Select Macau gaming names showing strength:

  • LVS +1.2%, WYNN +1.2%, MLCO +0.9%

Select metals/mining stocks trading higher:

  • AUY +2.2%, MUX +1.9%, ABX +1.6%

Other news:

  • SENS +15.7% (announced a favorable outcome of the FDA Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices meeting on the Eversense system)
  • CRK +9.4% (announced a series of related transactions in support of a comprehensive refinancing of substantially all of its existing debt)
  • CGEN +6.7% (entered into an exclusive license agreement with MedImmune)

Analyst comments:

  • DISCA +1.5% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo)
  • BHGE +1.4% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill)