>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to earnings/guidance
:
  • NSTG +9.2% (guidance), U +5.9% (guidance and Chairman and CEO retiring), HON +1.3% (guidance), PEP +0.8%
Other news:
  • COHR +12.7% (announced that Denso (DNZOY) and Mitsubishi Electric (MIELY) have agreed to invest $1 billion in its silicon carbide business; COHR narrows Q1 revs guidance)
  • LXRX +9% (INPEFA receives preferred formulary status)
  • H +5.4% (replacing NATI in the S&P MidCap 400)
  • PSTX +4.4% (appoints new Chairman and CEO)
  • OCS +2.4% (phase 3 stage 1 DIAMOND trial results of OCS-01)
  • STLA +2.3% (announces additional 570 employees on layoff)
  • NNDM +2.2% (stated that business functions as usual)
  • OLMA +1.9% (announces an amendment to existing clinical collaboration and supply agreement with Novartis)
  • BKD +1.6% (reports September 2023 occupancy)
  • AOS +1.5% (increases dividend)
  • AL +1.2% (announced an update on aircraft investments and sales activities occurring in the third quarter of 2023)
  • KMDA +1.2% (continues to conduct its business operations in Israel with no effect on business continuity and its global supply of products is not expected to be interrupted)
  • HUT +1% (reports Sept metrics)
Analyst comments:
  • ACAD +4% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan)
  • RIVN +3.2% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS)
  • EA +1.8% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities)
  • SBRA +1.8% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities)