>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to earnings/guidance
:

  • WING +7.1% (Q1 domestic same-store sales increased +20.7%), GES +6.8%, MU +4.7%, VISL +3.1%, BOLT +2.6%, SPWH +1.2%

Other news:

  • FTFT +28.7% (acquires bitcoin mining farm Nanjing Ribensi for approx. $9.1 mln)
  • QS +14.2% (meets technical milestone to close additional $100 mln investment by Volkswagen)
  • FBIO +7.6% (partner Journey Medical enters into a definitive agreement with Dermira to acquire QBREXZA)
  • THBR +7.5% (indicated higher pre-market after indie Semiconductor CEO discussed deal, business prospects on CNBC's Mad Money)
  • NIO +5.8% (reports March deliveries incraesed 373% yr/yr)
  • FUBO +5.6% (announces carriage agreement with Marquee Sports Network)
  • XPEV +5.5% (reports March deliveries increased 384% yr/yr)
  • CAMT +5.3% (receives orders of over $20 mln for advanced packaging and compound semiconductors applications)
  • OCDX +4.9% (to accelerate COVID-19 antigen and antibody test development through new contract with BARDA and the Department of Defense)
  • EQOS +4.4% (Diginex's EQUOS has expanded its stablecoin offering by listing Tether, providing an onramp into the EQUOS ecosystem for traders who use USDT as a base currency)
  • VLDR +3.7% (announced a multi-year agreement with AGM Systems)
  • STRL +3.4% (awarded $10.5 mln contract by City of Phoenix)
  • DDOG +3% (extends Network Performance Monitoring to Windows)
  • ALT +2.6% ( reports clinical data on its NasoShield intranasal anthrax vaccine candidate)
  • NH +2.5% (files for $200 mln mixed securities shelf offering)
  • AONE +2.4% (appoints Mark Schwartz as Chief Financial Officer)
  • CPB +2.2% (to sell Plum Organics to Sun-Maid Growers of California)
  • QDEL +2.2% (received Emergency Use Authorization for QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test)
  • TSM +2.2% (entering a period of higher growth as the multiyear megatrends of 5G and HPC are expected to fuel strong demand for semiconductor technologies in the next several years)
  • NVTA +2.1% (increases genetic testing for patients who are at risk of neurodegenerative conditions)
  • LLNW +2% (names new non-executive Chairman)
  • LPTX +1.6% (completes enrollment for the first-line patient cohort in the DisTinGuish study, a clinical trial evaluating Leap's anti-Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) antibody, DKN-01)
  • CWH +1.4% (to acquire multi-location Hilltop RV Superstore)
  • BNTX +1.4% (Pfizer and BioNTech (BNTX) updated topline results for their COVID vaccine Phase 3 study; was 91.3% effective against COVID through up to six months after second dose)

Analyst comments:

  • QURE +7% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Mizuho)
  • BILI +4.7% (initiated with a Buy at Goldman)
  • VSAT +4% (upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James)
  • AYI +3% (upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Robert W. Baird)