Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: LEDS +21.4%
M&A news: CONN +0.5% (may be a possible takeover target, according to Bloomberg real M&A column), .
Select Travel related names showing strength: JBLU +6.6%, UAL +5.3%, VA +5.3%, DAL +5.1%, LUV +4.1%, SAVE +3.1%, CCL +2.3%, ALK +2%, RCL +1.8%.
Select Auto OEMs trading higher: TTM +3.1%, TM +1.5%, F +1.2%
Other news: CTIC +4% (disclosed select financial information for October), VOD +2.2% (SKIPSKIPSKIP), DEO +2% (peer Remy Cointreau announced earnings), BUD +1.6% (peer Remy Cointreau announced earnings), UPS +1.4% (beneficiary of lower oil prices), FDX +1.4% (beneficiary of lower oil prices), RIO +1.3% (hosted investor day, promises to deliver sustainable returns to shareholders)
Analyst comments: VOD +2.2% (hearing added to Key Call List at UBS), BCS +2% (upgraded yesterday to Buy from Neutral at Goldman), SBUX +0.9% (target raised to $100 from $90 at Piper Jaffray), AMZN +0.6% (target raised to $400 from $350 at Piper Jaffray)