Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: ONP +21.1% (light volume), NTRI +12.5%, DATA +9.2% (also files registration statement for proposed secondary offering), NOK +7.3%, XYL +7.2%, CIE +5.5%, BP +4.9%, MAS +4.7%, AMKR +3.5%, ICON +3.1%, ACT +2.8%, PRE +2.5%, (light volume), HIG +2.4%, ALLT +2.3%, LINE +1.8%, VLO +1.7%, MIC +1%, ACI +0.7%, JCI +0.6%, GGP +0.5%, (light volume), PBI +0.5%, (light volume), AAPL +0.4%, OXY +0.3%.
M&A news: LCC +5% (AMR, US Airways & the US Government have agreed to go to mediator to find a resolution in the antitrust case, according to reports ), BTH +3.2% (saw late spike - attributed to reports of CVSL offer).
Select oil/gas related names showing strength boosted by BP earnings: RDS.A +1%, STO +0.7%, TOT +0.6%, .
European drug names are higher: GSK +0.8%, NVS +0.8%
Other news: IBN +5% and HDB +1.3% (India rate news), KORS +4.3% (to join the S&P500), ALU +3.1% (ahead of earnings later this week, NOK also reported), GLUU +3.1% (continued strength), ITUB +2.1% (still checking), STM +1.6% (still checking), TSLA +1.6% (not seeing anything specific), TLM +1% ( Icahn discloses 6.96% stake, up from 5.97% stake reported on Oct 7), DAL +1% (on LCC / AAMRQ news) LL +0.9% (following positive mention on MadMoney), GPS +0.8% (Lone Pine Capital discloses 5.4% passive stake in 13G filing), BMY +0.4% (Barron's profiles positive view on Bristol-Myers), TSCO +0.3% (following positive mention on MadMoney).
Analyst comments: ONTX +1.9% ( upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup), YHOO +0.8% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Bernstein), GME +0.5% (initiated with a Buy at Stifel)