>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
: NTRI +12.1%, ELLI +11.2%, PMCS +10.4%, TSYS +10%, IRIX +9.9%, RBS +9.6%, SKUL +9%, KCG +8.4%, SQNM +7.9%, IHG +7.7%, CTB +6.8%, MCHX +6.7%, CTRL +5.7%, AEM +5.7%, DXCM +5%, WPRT +4.3%, ITMN +4.2%, MCRS +4.1%, OZM +4.1%, MODN +4%, ABTL +3.9%, AXL +3.8%, WYNN +3.6%, ATEN +3.5%,AFFX +3.4%, QLGC +3.3%, EL +2.8%, AKAM +2.7%, FLT +2.7%, USM +2.4%, MXWL +2.3%, SSNC +2.3%, OUTR +2.1%, OUTR +2.1%, EGO +2%, MTZ +1.9%, HTGC +1.8%, CHGG +1.5%, VRTX +1.4%, VRTX +1.4%, SEM +1.1%, CBM +1%, WU +0.9%.

Other news: RXII +23% (announces positive results with RXI-109 in the eyes of cynomolgus monkeys as part of a dose range finding study), EQU +15.1% (announces revised midstream marketing contract; impact on Equal's 2014 cash flow is expected to be a reduction of about $1.3 mln), AMRN +7.1% (new MARINE and ANCHOR Post-Hoc Analyses ), RTK +4.7% (acquires New England Wood Pellet), PRKR +4.2% (Court issues bench rulings in ParkerVision's ongoing litigation against Qualcomm (QCOM); Court denied Qualcomm's motion for JMOL), MODN +4% (announced appointment of Mark Tisdel as Chief Financial Officer and Shail Khiyara as Chief Marketing Officer), ISRG +3.7% ( enters into accelerated share repurchase program with Goldman), FLT+2.7% (signed a long term fuel card system processing contract with Chevron) IO +2% (has been awarded a multi-year contract with Petroleos Mexicanos), NKA +1.5% (announced signing of contract with TransCanada Gas Storage Partnership), JKS +1.5% (to Supply 100 MW Solar PV Modules for Two Projects in Chile), VRTX +1.4% (announced that treatment with the combination of VX-661 and KALYDECO (ivacaftor) .

Analyst comments: AVNR +3.7% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Mizuho), MAS +2.2% (upgraded to Strong Buy from Mkt Perform at Raymond James), NVS +1.1% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies), ENR +0.9% (target raised to $134 from $120 at Citigroup), ORCL +0.7% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Societe Generale
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