>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
: SCLN +23.8%, ELTK +20%, PFSW +16.4%, VRNG +15.3%, NSPH +13.4%, MDR +13.3%, SFXE +12.8%, CSIQ +11.1%, ARP +10.7%, ATRO +10.6%, JIVE +9%, RAX +8.2%, NVRO +7.8%, CALL +7.7%, CIDM +7.4%, OPK +7%, TUBE +5.5%, RTK +5.3%, TRVN +5%, VOD +4.9%, AST +4.7%, DEPO +4.4%, W +4.3%, APEI +4.2%, ATW +4.1%, HIIQ +3.9%, QIWI +3.8%,SUNE +3.4%, GIGA +3.3%, TROV +3.3%, CKEC +2%, DHI +1.8%, ZBRA +1.2%, AMBC +1.1%, VXUP +1%

M&A news: OCAT +88.3% (to be acquired by Astellas (ALPMY) for $8.50 per share), TAL +13.8% (to merger with Triton Container), BNK +6.5% (to be acquired by Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) in all-stock transaction valued at ~$402.5 mln, or ~$25 per C1 share), PMCS +1.4% (Microsemi was informed that its proposal to acquire PMC-Sierra (PMCS) constitutes a superior proposal, under the term's of PMSC's merger agreement with Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) )

Other news: MDR +13.3% (awarded a large brownfield contract by RasGas Company Limited, for offshore work in Qatar ), STRP +8.9% (Nikos Hecht discloses 9.2% passive stake in 13G filing), MSI +1.9% (ValueAct increases active stake to 9.96%, intends to have conversations with management and the Board to discuss ways to enhance shareholder value), CPXX +1.7% (presents positive results from its CombiPlex technology platform)

Analyst comments: NEWT +4.2% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Raymond James ), TTI +3.1% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan), HRZN +1.3% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Raymond James)