>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up

M&A news:

  • ATV +32.7% (enters merger agreement for going private transaction for $21.00 per ADS)
  • LMPX +20.3% (LMP Automotive to acquire a 70% Interest in New York's largest franchise dealership group)
  • DOYU+14.3% (HUYA (HUYA) and DouYu (DOYU) enter stock-for-stock merger agreement)
  • TWLO +6.9% (acquires Segment for approximately $3.2 billion in Twilio Class A common stock, on a fully diluted and cash free, debt free basis)

Other news:

  • LIZI +61.1% (has been selected into first 10 Guangdong-based online audiovisual companies to participate in a local government-backed pilot program)
  • ALKS +12.7% (announces positive voting outcomes from FDA committee meetings)
  • EYEN +9.7% (Eyenovia and Bausch Health Companies (BHC) reach licensing agreement for Eyenovia's investigational treatment for the reduction of pediatric myopia progression in children)
  • AKBA +8.7% (to Present Global Phase 3 Vadadustat Data at American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2020 Reimagined)
  • ALT +3.5% (Altimmune and UAB report publication of pre-clinical data for AdCOVID intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate)
  • RTRX +3.2% (announces presentation of abstracts at ASN Kidney Week 2020 Reimagined)
  • AAPL +3.2% (co is starting to use its retail stores as distribution centers for shipping products to consumers, according to Bloomberg)
  • CEIX +2.6% (provided an update on several transactions that were executed during the last several months)
  • APAM +1.9% (provides Sep AUM data)
  • VEEV +1.7% (provides highlights ahead of Veeva R&D and Quality Summit October 13-14, 2020)
  • BHC +1.2% (Eyenovia and Bausch Health Companies (BHC) reach licensing agreement for Eyenovia's investigational treatment for the reduction of pediatric myopia progression in children)
  • TAK +1.1% (reports safety and efficacy data for subcutaneous Entyvio)

Analyst comments:

  • TAST +5.4% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Raymond James)
  • TWTR +4.6% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank)
  • DKNG +3% (initiated with an Outperform at Credit Suisse)
  • IP +2.6% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets)
  • WRK +2.1% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets)
  • PEP +1.6% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup)
  • PKG +1.1% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets)
  • CB +1% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan)
  • F +1% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at The Benchmark Company)