>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:
  • SMIT +22.6%, (thinly traded), NDSN +10.3%.
Other news:
  • IMUC +119.2% (achieved a key milestone in its research-stage Stem-to-T-Cell immuno-oncology program),
  • MBOT +22.5% (announces the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance covering the Company's TipCAT technology platform),
  • PSDV +10.4% (reports positive Phase 1 Knee Osteoarthritis pain study data),
  • MYO +8.5% (modestly rebounding from 13% two day decline),
  • GLUU +7.5% (attributed to new game launch),
  • DPW +7.5% (following today's 21% move higher),
  • TEVA +7.2% (unveils restructuring plan and additional measures to improve business and financial performance),
  • VERU +7.1% (after closing near highs - up 40% on the day),
  • MARK +6.7% (announced that China ShenHua Energy Company has selected KanKan as its artificial intelligence technology partner),
  • HMNY +3.8% (after closing down 33% on the day),
  • CMCM +2.6% (Cheetah Mobile and Microsoft announce collaboration to incorporate Microsoft's AI into Cheetah's product matrix; official version will be released January 2018),
  • BBBY +2.5% (following PIR earnings),
  • UBS +1.2% UBS AG announces changes to Group Executive Board, new Group Chief Operating Officer named).
Analyst comments:
  • GWPH +4.1% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman),
  • FINL +2.5% (upgraded to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank),
  • LULU +2.4% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank),
  • LPSN +1.4% (initiated with a Buy at B. Riley FBR, Inc.; tgt $16.50),
  • KEY +1.3% (upgraded to Overweight at Stephens),
  • COP +1.2% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman),
  • NAT +0.8% (upgraded to Hold from Underperform at Jefferies),
  • ELY +0.8% (initiated with a Overweight at JP Morgan; tgt $18).