Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance:
- FLGT +17.9%, LPSN +16.8%, HZNP +15.3%, FVRR +13.7%, BOOT +11.6%, SQ +10.5%, CLW +9.9%, HBIO +8.5%, LMNX +8.2%, LVGO +8.1%, GRBK +7.7%, VMD +7.5%, AIZ +7%, WD +7%, VRT +6.9%, CPRI +6.8%, DIS +6.5%, DVN +6% (also declares special dividend of $0.26/sh), GTES +6%, TEVA +6%, EVH +5.5%, PEAK +5.3%, SLRC +5.2%, RGA +5.1%, MIDD +5%, MNST +4.9%, GFI +4.9%, DK +4.8%, PLMR +4.8%, CAMT +4.8%, MDU +4.6%, DISCA +4.5%, CMP +4%, NXST +3.9%, MODN +3.8%, ALL +3.8%, NYT +3.8%, ORA +3.7%, JAZZ +3.6%, MTCH +3.3%, KTOS +3.3%, WK +3.3%, REGN +3.3%, TRUP +3.1%, NI +3.1%, PERI +3%, CNST +3%, CRL +3%, REGI +2.9%, CVS +2.9%, ABC +2.7%, PXD +2.6%, EVOP +2.6%, CDNA +2.5%, GLOP +2.5%, CDK +2.3%, LOPE +2.1%, RRR +2.1%, FNF +2.1%, EQH +2.1%, EVRG +2.1%, INMD +2.1%, FUN +2%, OMI +1.9%, PPD +1.8%, WYNN +1.7%, INGN +1.7%, TRI +1.5%, DFIN +1.5%, GNL +1.4%, BIP +1.4%, PSN +1.2%, WWW +1.2%, CDW +1.2%, EVTC +1.1%, NLSN +1.1%, PRU +1%, CLH +1%
M&A news:
- DOYU +14.5% (stakeholder Tencent (TCEHY) said to be in talks seeking to combine DouYu with HUYA (HUYA), according to Bloomberg); HUYA +11.6%
Select metals/mining stocks trading higher:
- HMY +3.5%, SLV +3.4%, AU +3.1%, GOLD +2.5%, AUY +2.2%, FCX +2.2%, GDX +1.8%, GLD +1.2%, .
Select oil/gas related names showing strength:
- BP +4.8%, USO +3.9%, RDS.A +2.8%, COP +2.3%, XLE +2.2%, HAL +2.1%, OIH +2.1%, TOT +2%, XOM +1.8%, SLB +1.8% .
Other news:
- IMV +23.8% (announces funding award from the Canadian government for COVID-19 vaccine Phase 1 clinical study)
- NVAX +23.1% (announces data from its Phase 1/2 trial of its COVID-19 vaccine)
- BLDP +5.7% (announces that vehicles powered by its technology have driven 50+ mln kms)
- AXSM +4.3% (granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for AXS-12 for the treatment of cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy)
- GNFT +2.9% (reports publication of NIS4 technology in The Lancet)
- FTI +2.8% (files mixed securities shelf offering)
- KNL +2.8% (increases dividend)
- PCRX +2.4% (publishes full results of Phase 4 study of EXPAREL)
Analyst comments:
- IMXI +5.6% (upgraded to Mkt Outperform from Mkt Perform at JMP Securities)
- HL +4.1% (upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at BofA Securities)
- KGC +3.1% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities)
- PANW +2.1% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BTIG Research)