>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
: XCRA +2.1%

M&A news: MGAM +28.7% (to be acquired by Global Cash Access (GCA) for $36.50/share in cash), RAX +4.7% (CenturyLink (CTL) considering acquisition of RAX, according to reports)

Other news
: MSTX +11.1% (announces positive top line results from Phase 2 study of AIR001), ISNS +7.3% (co and NuPark LLC announced that they have completed an integration and partnership agreement), ASTI +6.8% (files for 1 mln share common stock offering by selling shareholders), ALLT +5.1% (receives an expansion order of $15 mln from a Tier-1 Operator), HTZ +3.3% (announces Mark Frissora to step down as Chairman and CEO), BCRX +3.1% (announces RAPIVAB trial results for the treatment of influenza), YHOO +2.9% (rising in advance of BABA IPO release, also positive commentary on Mad Money), GLUU +2.7% (discloses it extended its licensing agreement with Kim Kardashian by three years), HIMX +1.9% (Google Glass on sale in GOOG Play store), NVAX +1.7% (presents data on RSV F Nanoparticle vaccine induced monoclonal antibody), GTAT +1.1% (Former GTAT employee Paul Matthews claims that GTAT sapphire covers are in AAPL iPhone 6, according to reports), SYN +1.1% (highlights SYN-005 data; SYN-005 neutralizing antibody combination protects against pertussis in murine and non-human primate models)

Analyst comments: INFN +4.6% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies), FEYE +3.2% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS), MTRX +2.2% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at KeyBanc Capital Mkts), SGI +1.9% (upgraded to Buy at DA Davidson; tgt raised to $12), BAC +0.9% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman), UBNT +0.9% (initiated with an Outperform at FBN Securities), TSLA+0.7% (initiated with an Outperform at FBN Securities), AIG +0.6% (initiated with a Buy at Citigroup)