>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance:

GBX +10.6%, SHLM +6.5%, LNDC +6%, MZOR +4.7%, GOL +4.3%,MON +1%

M&A news:

INNL +49.5% (to be acquired Gurnet Point L.P; transaction valued at up to $209 mln)
PNRA +13.6% (agrees to be acquired by JAB Holding Company for $315/share in cash)
SYT +1% (SYT and ChemChina receive approval for merger from the FTC in US and cleared by the EU, subject to conditions)

Select metals/mining stocks trading higher:

FCX +2.1%, BBL +2%, BHP +1.8%, RIO +1.7%, AA +1.7%, MT+1.6%, VALE +1.2%, AKS +1.1%

Select oil/gas related names showing strength:

WLL +2.4%, PBR +1.5%, TOT +1.1%, BP +0.9%, RIG +0.8%,RDS.A +0.6%

Other news:

PLUG +83.1% (Plug Power and Amazon (AMZN) reach agreement for multi-site GenKey deployments; Revenues associated with the commercial agreements are expected to be around $70 mln in 2017)
NEOT +41.9% (announces the USPTO issuance of a patent directed to specific methods of using LIPO-202)
CALI +15.8% (continued strength after surging 60% higher on Tuesday)
VICL +15% (enters into research collaboration agreement with AnGes)
CRVS +7.6% (modestly rebounding)
BLDP +6.8% (in sympathy with PLUG),
RDHL +3.6% (announces the signing of an exclusive license agreement with privately-held Entera Health for exclusive U.S. rights to EnteraGam)
MYGN +3.1% (publishes the third clinical validation study and second clinical utility study for its myPath Melanoma test)
TASR +2.8% (may be attributed to expected announcement tomorrow)
BWLD +2.2% (in sympathy with PNRA)
CMG +1.6% (in sympathy with PNRA)
MTCH +1.1% (Point72 Asset Management discloses 5% passive stake)

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