>>> US Gapping up


Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:

  • NEPT +13.8%

M&A news:

  • P +7.8% (Sirius XM (SIRI) might be interested in acquiring Pandora, according to NY Post, also expects to exceed Q4 guidance)
  • SN +7.8% (Anadarko Petroleum to sell Eagleford Shale assets in South Texas for approx $2.3 bln to Sanchez Energy and Blackstone Group),

Other news:

  • RXII +40.4% (OPKO Health (OPK) increases stake to 5.11% (Prior 3.43%), changes shareholding position to passive from active)
  • TBIO +27.7% (continued momentum)
  • TTNP +22% ( CMC has granted a opermanent J-code for Probuphine)
  • IOTS +5.3% (after ~50% move higher on Thursday)
  • OPXA +5.2% (following late move higher into the close)
  • OREX +4.4% (after spiking higher into the close)
  • NVLS +4.1% (approved a restructuring plan as part of the Company's initiative to explore strategic alternatives; cutting 25 of 30 emplyees, including the CEO and CMO)
  • IMMU +3.8% (continued momentum)
  • ZIOP +3.6% ( following Najarian mention on CNBC)

Analyst comments:

  • MBLY +2.8% (initiated with a Buy at Jefferies)
  • GRUB +2.4% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley)
  • CNHI +2% (upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at BofA/Merrill )
  • NOK +1.5% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Natixis)
  • NFLX +1.2% (upgraded to Hold at Deutsche Bank)
  • CIEN +0.7% (initiated with a Buy at UBS)
  • FB +0.7% (upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James)