>>> US; Gapping up



Gapping up
In reaction to earnings/guidance
:

  • KELYA +8%, ROIV +8%, STNG +0.7%

Other news:

  • BDSI +51.6% (Collegium (COLL) to acquire BioDelivery Sciences in an all-cash deal at a price of $5.60/share)
  • IAG +3.5% (IAMGOLD and RCF reach agreement on changes to IAMGOLD Board of Directors)
  • CLNN +3.3% (Clene along with its wholly owned subsidiary Clene Nanomedicine provides clinical program update)
  • VMC +1.2% (increases quarterly dividend by 7.5% to $0.40/share)
  • FLDM +1% (files preliminary proxy statement in connection with proposed strategic capital infusion from Casdin Capital and Viking Global Investors)
  • MNTV +0.8% (Institutional Shareholder Services recommends shareholders vote "FOR" MNTV's previously announced transaction with Zendesk (ZEN))
  • ZWS +0.7% (Zurn Water Solutions and Elkay Manufacturing Company reached a definitive agreement to combine the businesses in an all-stock transaction) . 

Analyst comments:

  • BE +4% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities)
  • GT +3.2% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan)
  • MU +1.7% (upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Wedbush)