>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:

  • ADBE +2.8%, XPER +2.3%, .

Select UK related names showing strength following UK General election exit poll released: Conservatives predicted to win with commanding majority:

  • BCS +8.9%, LYG +8.7%, EWU +3.5%, BTI +3.4%, CUK +2.3%, HSBC +2.2%, BP +1.5%

Other news:

  • SRPT +28.2% (FDA grants accelerated approval to first targeted treatment for rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutation)
  • EXEL +4.4% (reports positive results From IMspire150)
  • IHRT +2.4% (iHeartMedia shareholder Liberty Media is seeking permission to increase its stake, according to The Wall Street Journal)
  • WTI +1.7% (announces oil-weighted producing property acquisition in the Gulf of Mexico for $20.0 mln)
  • CLVS +1.6% (continued strength)
  • AMD +1.2% (after reaching its new highest levels in more than a decade)
  • TPR +1% (Tapestry announces that CEO and Brand President of Kate Spade to depart at end of year)
  • PCG +0.9% (files amended plan of reorganization; remains on track to achieve confirmation of plan before June 30 deadline)
  • GSK +0.9% (ViiV Healthcare files submissions to the FDA and EMA for the first-ever dispersible formulation of dolutegravir (DTG) for children living with HIV) . 

Analyst comments:

  • TTMI +2.6% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan)
  • ETSY +2.5% (initiated with a Buy at SunTrust)
  • SNAP +2.4% (upgraded to Mkt Outperform from Mkt Perform at JMP Securities)
  • HTHT +2% (upgraded to Buy from Outperform at CLSA)
  • W +1.8% (initiated with a Hold at SunTrust)
  • AMK +1.3% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan)
  • IONS +0.9% (initiated with a Outperform at Oppenheimer)
  • REGN +0.9% (upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse)
  • SCHW +0.8% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Keefe Bruyette)
  • CIEN +0.7% (upgraded to Overweight at Piper Jaffray; tgt $50)