>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance:

TVTY +16.9%, SAM +15.2%, PFG +12.5%, FSLR +12.1%, IMGN +9.5%,GIMO +9.3%, AGRX +8.7%, ALDW +8.6%, LOGM +7.6%, UCTT +6.4%, (also President and CEO Jim Scholhamer to take leave of absence starting July 31 for approximately 2 months to address a treatable medical condition), AAN +5.9%, BIDU +5.4%, PTX +5.2%, COHU +4.4%,ALGN +4%, COLM +4%, LYB +3.6%, KTOS +3.1%, TACO +3%, TRP +2.8%,CLD +2.6%, SNMX +2.6%, CPLP +2.6%, CY +2.5%, LAD +2.4%, GLPG+2.2%, SC +2.2%, FBP +2.2%, EXPE +2%, (Expedia and Traveloka Holding a leading Southeast Asian online travel company, announced today that Expedia made a $350 million primary minority investment in Traveloka), DAIO +1.8%, CS +1.8%, MITK +1.5%, HIG +1.4%, COL +1.3%,INTC +1.2%, IMPV +1.1%, CVA +1.1%, LPLA +1%, CPT +1%, TRVG +1%,ERJ +1%

M&A news:

WOW +2% (ticking higher on reports that Verizon is in talks to acquire WideOpenWest's Chicago fiber network)
ICHR +1.2% (acquires Cal-Weld; expected to be immediately accretive to earnings)

Select Solar related names showing strength after FSLR earnings:

SPWR +3.5%, CSIQ +3.4%, JKS +2.4%, RGSE +2.2%, TAN +2.1%, VSLR+0.9%,

Select metals/mining stocks trading higher:

Select oil/gas related names showing strength:

Other news:

KOOL +13.4% (USPTO issues the co patent that 'significantly strengthens' the intellectual property position surrounding its proprietary automation technology)
CYCC +10.5% (Eastern Capital discloses 29.7% active stake)
AGRX +8.7% (FDA has accepted for review the Company's NDA resubmission for Twirla (AG200-15), an investigational low-dose combined hormonal contraceptive patch)
NLNK +2.4% (updates on its clinical development program for indoximod; also reported earnings)
KANG +1.3% (announces its partnership with BAHEAL Intelligent Technology to introduce IBM Watson for Oncology cognitive computing solutions into iKang service platform)

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