>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to earnings/guidance
:
  • APOG +19.3%, NOMD +2.9%, ZS +2.3%, NEO +1.9%
Other news:
  • OPCH +21.5% (McKesson and CD&R are reportedly nearing a deal involving Option Care Health.)
  • CEG +6.1% (Signs 20-year Google power deal supporting 890 MW of new nuclear capacity and over $4.3 billion in investment.)
  • FRSH +5.1% (Will join the S&P SmallCap 600 before the open on October 8, replacing BioLife Solutions.)
  • XNDU +4.2% (Entered a multi-year GlobalFoundries partnership to industrialize key photonic quantum components on its 300 mm production line.)
  • AJG +4.0% (Acquired London-based maritime law firm Winter & Co Solicitors through its Gallagher Bassett unit; terms were undisclosed.)
  • ACB +3.1% (Urges shareholders to await its recommendation on Curaleaf’s revised $5-per-share hostile offer.)
  • BTGO +3.1% (Expanded its HashKey Cloud partnership across institutional staking, trading, custody and tokenization services in Asia-Pacific.)
  • APLD +2.8% (Secured access to up to 1 GW of potential power capacity in Finland for a planned AI Factory campus.)
  • AZ +2.7% (Completes acquisition of profitable retail media company Hedia, which generated about $20 million in audited FY25 revenue.)
  • LAB +2.6% (Agreed to sell its Microfluidics business to ARCHIMED, with closing expected in approximately 30 days.)
  • AVNW +2.1% (Signs India manufacturing license with Dixon for WTM 4000 products, retaining intellectual property, software and services.)
  • HTB +2.1% (Authorized a new 790,000-share buyback, representing about 5% of outstanding shares, after completing its prior repurchase program.)
  • AZN +2.0% (Will present Phase III efzimfotase alfa and eneboparatide data at the ASBMR meeting.)
  • HPK +2.0% (Secures $450 million preferred equity investment and committed $800 million credit facility to repay its $1.17 billion term loan.)
  • BWXT +1.8% (Selected to supply BANR microreactor technology for a planned 50 MWe transportable nuclear plant in New Brunswick.)
  • CSIQ +1.8% (Won a 100 MW/200 MWh Australian battery supply and commissioning contract with OX2, including a 20-year service agreement.)
  • HLP +1.6% (Appointed Michael W. Zhang chairman, while Jie Liu remains CEO and Chenglong Yang resigned from the board.)