Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: BABY +17.5% (light volume), MMSI +12.4%, FTNT +9.7%, STMP +8.3%, EQIX +7.9%, FOE +6.8%, TEX +6.4%, CAKE +6.3%, AEM +5.6%, (light volume), CTXS +5.2%, SHPG +5.2%, MCK +4.9% (also McKesson agrees to purchase Celesio in transaction valued at $8.3bln), CSGP +4.7% (light volume), TSCO +4.5%, YNDX +4.2%, F +3.9%, KKR +3.7%, ALXN +3.7%, HOT +3.6%, LUV +3.6%, BSX +3.3%, KMT +3.2%, RDWR +3%, (light volume), RRD +2.8%, PACR +2.5%, FFIV +2.2%, LRCX +2.1%, PHM +1.9%, RTN +1.3% (light volume), WLL +1.2%, MO +1.2%, MO +0.9%, CELG +0.6%, WPPGY +0.3%, NOW +0.1%, (light volume).
M&A news: HOME +9.3% (Cascade Bancorp and Federal Bancorp (HOME) merge in transaction valued at $265.7 mln).
Select metals/mining stocks trading higher: SVM +2.1%, GOLD +2%, GDX +1.7%, ABX +1.6%, SLW +1.6%, AU +1.5%, BHP +1.4%, BBL +1.4%, MT +1.3%, SLV +0.7%, GLD +0.5%, .
Select oil/gas related names showing strength: RDS.A +6.1%, SD +2.2%, BP +1.2%, STO +1.1%.
Other news: AMRS +8.1% (Amyris to enter partnership to supply renewable jet fuel to GOL Airlines), LVS +5.1% (FT details news that Japan may be close to ending casino ban), YGE +2.8% (to supply 59 MW of PV modules for China Three Gorges New Energy), NBG +2.7% (still checking), SWY +2.6% (continued strength on PE speculation), GM +2.4% (up on F results), ARIA +1.6% (Camber Capital disclosed 5.4% passive stake in 13G filing), NUAN +1.2% ( Successfully Concludes CooTek Patent Infringement Case), VOYA +1.1% (prices 33 mln shares of common stock offered by ING Group at $29.50 per share), MPEL +1% (FT details news that Japan may be close to ending casino ban), BSX +0.9% (announces restructuring program for 2014), SBUX +0.7% (Starbucks plans to open 'Tea Bar' in NYC, according to reports ), VMW +0.6% (following CTXS/FFIVresults), RVBD +0.6% (following CTXS/FFIVresults), QTWW +0.5% (Seamans Capital disclosed 5.9% passive stake in 13G filing), HLF +0.4% and NFLX +0.3% ( Icahn says if he did not have such a large position in NFLX that he would have held on to his position; reiterates HLF is undervalued ), PCLN +0.2% (on TRIP results).
Analyst comments: AEM +5.6% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at BMO Capital Mkts,upgraded to Buy from Hold at Desjardins ), LCC +2.8% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank), RBA +1.6% (upgraded to Outperform from Underperform at BMO Capital Mkts), ARCP +0.8% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital), CHK +0.6% (Chesapeake upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup)