Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: ELTK +45.5%, FRO +10.6%, HPQ +7.2% (also upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Evercore), AVAV +4%, WUBA +1.3%.
M&A news: CROX +7.1% (Crocs in discussions with PE firms regarding investment, according to reports), FWLT +5.8% ( British' Amec considering takeover of FWLT, according to reports ), CPWR +3.8% (Compuware: FT discusses that PE firms are considering bids for CPWR).
Metals/mining stocks trading higher: RIO+2.4%, ABX +2.3%, GFI +2.3%, AG +2.2%, GG +1.8%, EGO +1.5%, MT +1.3%, CDE +1.2%, GDX +1.1%, BBL +0.9%, GLD +0.8%, VALE +0.5%.
A few solar names are trading higher: CSIQ +3.6%, TSL +1.9%, SUNE +0.5% (SunEdison and Soitec enter into patent license agreement).
Other news: ECTE +10.5% (continued strength), GWPH +4.9% (receives regulatory approval for Sativex in Switzerland ), DRTX +4.6% (Announces FDA's Acceptance for Priority Review of NDA for Dalvance), TTS +3.6% (following FastMoney mention), VJET +3.6% (continued volatility), ARIA +2.6% (continued strength), ERJ +2.6% (still checking), HAIN +1.9% ( ticked higher after hours following positive mention on MadMoney), NUAN +1.8% (modestly rebounding following earnings related weakness), NOK +1.6% (still checking), TWC +1.4% (following late spike on potential Cox bid), GNC +1.4% (announces $500 mln share repurchase authorization; term loan increase and repricing), NLY +1.2% and AGNC +0.6% (following late sell-off), AAPL +0.6% (Apple slightly higher premkt with several news stories out highlighting upside production), .
Analyst comments: VNDA +3.3% (assumed with an Overweight at Piper Jaffray), RPRX +3.3% (initiated with a Overweight at Piper Jaffray), RKUS +2% (initiated with a Buy at Stifel), UBS +1.1% (upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital), NKTR +1% (initiated with a Overweight at Piper Jaffray)