Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: GWRE +5.8%, AMSWA +5.6%, JCP +5.1%, LINE +0.8% (reiterates guidance for Q4 production of 840-860 MMcfe/d).
Select metals/mining stocks trading higher: RIO +1.6%, BBL +1%, MT +0.7%, BHP +0.4%, GOLD +0.4% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Investec) .
Other news: PLUG +51.9% (reports business update for webcast; currently in negotiations with several large customers), CYTR +11.9% (following director insider buy), SAEX +9.1% (announces $40 million of new project awards), CCXI +7.6% (announces positive top-line CCX168 Phase II Data in ANCA-Associated Renal Vasculitis), MTL +6.5% (announces reaching agreement on covenant holidays on bilateral credit lines from VTB Bank), ADEP +6.1% (receives order for Mobile Robots from Pharmacy Automation System Provider), CTIC +5.8% (Cell Therapeutics and GKV-SV reach agreement on pricing of PIXUVRI in Germany ), ARCW +4.6% (continued strength), ICLD +3.8% (after yesterday's 30%+ move), FRO +2.9% (still checking), CAMT +2.2% (modestly rebounding), VJET +1.5% (continued momentum), NBL +1.4% (Announces New Exploration Discoveries In The Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico And Eastern Mediterranean), HPQ +1.1% (following positive MadMoney mention), MYGN +1% (ticking higher, reported that Prolaris score has been demonstrated to be a stronger predictor of prostate cancer recurrence and cancer-specific death than clinical parameters such as Gleason score and PSA), TEVA +0.7% (announces that 15 new projects have entered its development pipeline from its New Therapeutic Entities program), DDD +0.6% ( announced the immediate availability of two new VisiJet class performance plastics for its ProJet 5000 large-format 3D printer), LEN +0.5% (prevails in defamation and extortion case against Marsch; Jury awards $1 billion in damages), AMZN +0.2% (light volume, ComScore data reports Cyber Monday jumps 18% to $1.735 bln in desktop sales to rank as heaviest U.S. online spending day in history) .
Analyst comments: MGNX +5.3% ( initiated with an Outperform at Wedbush), WDC +1.3% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley due to stabilizing PC trends, continued cloud segment strength, and benign pricing), BRCD +1.2% (upgraded to Equal-Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley due to improved execution, cost savings, and valuation), BBT +0.9% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley)