>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:

  • FOLD +4.3% (guidance update), BKE +1.2% (Sep comps), HRL +0.4% (guidance update)

M&A news:

  • RARX +104.3% (to be acquired by UCB for $48/share in cash)

Other news:

  • BBBY +22.2% (appoints Mark Tritton as President and Chief Executive Officer)
  • PUMP +6.5% (announces substantial completion of fact finding for its previously disclosed internal review; also announces CFO transition and Executive Chairman appointment and provides operational update)
  • PRNB +0.7% (positive preliminary data from its Phase 2 pemphigus, open-label, trial)

Analyst comments:

  • PUMP +6.5% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray)
  • PSTG +5.4% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman)
  • QRVO +3.7% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen)
  • FCX +2.7% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS)
  • SWKS +2% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen)