Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: CCCL +14.9%, STAF +13.2%, CTAS +4%, BBRY +1.5%
M&A news: DB +2.4% (to sell Abbey Life Assurance Company to Phoenix Life Holdings for GBP935 mln)
Select metals/mining stocks trading higher: RIO +1.9%, AUY +1.6%, FCX +1.3%, AG +1%, BHP +1%, BBL +0.9%, GOLD +0.9%, VALE +0.7%
Select oil/gas related names showing strength: WLL +2.1%, CHK +1.4%, BP +1.4%, RDS.A +0.5%
Other news:
- SEED +47.6% ( announces sale of commercial seed production and distribution business for $60 mln)
- HLIT +7.5% (enters into a warrant agreement with Comcast which provides Comcast with the opportunity to acquire shares of common stock of Harmonic based on specific CableOS and other Harmonic product sales)
- TTS +6.1% (to Join S&P SmallCap 600)
- INCY +5.5% (published an abstract containing updated data from the Phase 1 portion of the ECHO-202 trial)
- CRBP +3.7% (presented prelim data on the effects of Resunab in a model of inflammation in healthy volunteers)
- MYOK +3% (prices public offering of 3.8 mln shares of common stock at $15.00 per share)
- TAP +3% (moving higher after BUD shareholders approved merger SABMiller)
- FRGI +2% (appoints Danny Meisenheimer interim CEO and President of the Company; provides strategic updates)
- COTY +1.7% (Coty will replace Diamond Offshore in the S&P 500)
- ARRY +1.2% (prices offering of 18.4 mln shares of its common stock at $6.25 per share)
- CZR +1% (after 18% decline on restructuring update)
- CXW +0.9% (announces corporate restructuring and cost reduction plan)
Analyst comments: SRPT +4.1% (target raised to $108 at RBC Capital Mkts)