>>> US Gapping up


Gapping up
In reaction to earnings/guidance
:

  • PI +39% (also Audit Committee, assisted by independent counsel that the Committee retained to oversee a thorough and careful investigation, concluded that there was no credible evidence supporting the former employee's complaint), TLRD +8.6%, CMA +0.6% (reaffirms guidance)

Other news:

  • TLRY +8.6% (receives necessary regulatory permits in Canada and Germany to export medical cannabis flower for distribution to German patients)
  • CZR +4.8% (Vora Capital wants CZR to sell assets or the entire company, according to NY Post)
  • TUR +3.5% (Turkey raises interest rates 625 bps to 24%)
  • NOK +3.4% (to divest its IP Video business to Volaris Group)
  • QCOM +3.3% (enters into $16 bln accelerated share repurchase program)
  • BRFS +2.5% (after closing near lows on reports of food probe)
  • ZLAB +2.4% (Zai Lab will host call to discuss exclusive regional license and collaboration agreement with Novocure (NVCR) for Tumor Treating Fields tomorrow at 8:30 am ET)
  • INCY +2.2% (announces 'positive' results from its rPhase 2b study evaluating ruxolitinib cream in patients with atopic dermatitis who are candidates for topical therapy)
  • FLR +1.7% (Fluor Federal Petroleum Operations gains DOE Strategic Petroleum Reserve contract extension; will book the $2 bln contract extension value in Q3 2018)
  • AMD +1.6% (continued momentum)

Analyst comments:

  • OBSV +11.1% (initiated with a Overweight at JP Morgan)
  • DVA +5.8% (upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan)
  • DRNA +2.4% (initiated with a Buy at Citigroup)
  • MEOH +1.9% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Raymond James)
  • CTMX +1.6% (initiated with a Buy at H.C. Wainwright)
  • CARA +1.4% (initiated with a Buy at Jefferies)
  • TRI +1.1% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley)
  • STM +1% (defended at Craig Hallum)
  • INTC +0.8% (upgraded to Market Perform from Under Perform at Northland Capital)