>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
: SEV +14%, ALOG +7.8%, KFY +2.9%, (also adopted a dividend policy), HQY +1.6%, COST +0.5%, FSFR +0.5%, TSM +0.4%, (monthly revs)

Select Airline related names showing strength (a few peers upgraded today) : LUV +1.6%, DAL +1.5%, VA +0.4%

Select metals/mining stocks trading higher: GOLD +1.8%, GFI +1.3%, ANV +1.1%, VALE +0.5%

Other news: CYRN +24.7% (announced that Bangcle will deploy CYREN's embedded technology to protect mobile applications against today's latest threats.), SEV +14% (selected to provide motor controllers for new hybrid electric 4-door sedan), JRJC +3% (Shanghai rebounded nearly 3% overnight), LULU +2.3% (still checking, report earnings tomorrow), APAM +1.4% (reported November 30,2 014 AUM of $109.5 bln), AUY +1.2% (Provides an update on strategic initiatives relating to non-core assets; company has made significant progress), YOKU +0.8% (Shanghai rebounded nearly 3% overnight)

Analyst comments: SNSS +10% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Cantor Fitzgerald), BKW +2.4% (upgraded to Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts), AAL +1.9% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays ), SGI +1.8% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Needham), UAL +1.7% (upgraded to Overweight from Underweight at Barclays), BMS +0.6% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets)