>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:

  • ATEN +5.9%, LEN +4.8%, STZ +4.6%, RPM +1.9%, COLL +1.5% 

Other news:

  • APLT +24% (topline results from the Pivotal Phase 2 portion of the ACTION-Galactosemia study of AT-007)
  • PSNL +2.7% (launches NeXT Dx Test for genomic cancer profiling)
  • NOC +1.1% (defense name trading higher following Iranian missile strke on US bases)
  • LMT +1% (defense name trading higher following Iranian missile strke on US bases) . 

Analyst comments:

  • CIEN +3.5% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley)
  • AIR +2.8% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at SunTrust)
  • SGMS +2% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel)
  • HL +1.8% (upgraded to Neutral from Sector Underperform at CIBC)
  • DHR +1.3% (initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo)
  • BLFS +0.8% (initiated with an Overweight at Stephens)
  • OXY +0.7% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Mizuho)