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After Hours Summary: GTAT +13.4%, FN +11.5%, ORIG +8.1%, BSFT -18.5%, PPO -13.4%, GST -10.3% following earnings/guidance After Hours Gainers: Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to earnings: GTAT +13.4%, FN +11.5%, CSU +9.2%, ORIG +8.1%, ARCI +6.8%, UVE +6.5%, KERX +6.2%, CSOD +5.6%, ACUR +4.6%, SB +3.2%, ZIPR +2.7%, NFX +2.2%, MRO +1.7%, JMBA +1.4%, RKT +1.4%, CENX +1%, AEL +0.8%, WSR +0.4%, ED +0.3%, WFT +0.2%, GDP +0.1%

Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to news: - CYTX +41.2% (licensed Asia-Pacific cardiovascular, renal & diabetes markets to Lorem Vascular for up to $531 mln; co to receive $31 mln upfront in equity and initial purchase commitments), - GTAT +13.4% (announced that it has entered into a multi-year supply agreement with Apple to provide sapphire material; co also reported earnings), - KERX +6.2% (to hold conference call tomorrow, Nov 5, 2013,at 8:30 AM ET to discuss top-line results from Zerenex Phase 2 study), - ACUR +4.6% (announced distribution of Nexafed by Rite Aid Pharmacies), - PIP +4.4% (Theraclone Sciences' monocloncal antibody candidate PGT121 suppresses HIV in simian models of disease; Note: On August 1, 2013, Theraclone and PharmAthene announced a definitive merger agreement), - VR +0.6% (announced increase in common share repurchase authorization to $500 mln)

After Hours Losers:

Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to earnings: BSFT -18.5%, PPO -13.4%, GST -10.3%, LF -9.7%, MDR -9.2%, SGY -8.4%, MR -8.3%, ANAD -7.4%, TNH -6.1%, GIMO -5%, THO -4.3%, CVGI -3.4%, FST -2.6%, APL -2.5%, CF -2.1%, APC -1.9%, THC -1.6%, PRO -1.5%, HK -1.5%, DRYS -1.2%, IMMU -1.1%, ARI -1.1%, TRGP -1%, IMRS -0.6%, SNCR -0.5%, CRZO -0.5%, SBAC -0.3%, PSEC -0.3%, ELNK -0.2%, PXD -0.2%

Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to news: - EXLS -4.0% (disclosed it received a notice of termination from The Travelers Indemnity Company; Travelers represented 9.6% of co's revs Q3 revs), - CSTM -2.7% (announced proposed secondary offering of 17.5 mln Class A ordinary shares by selling shareholders), - CST -2.4% (announced public offering of ~13.11 mln shares of common stock by selling stockholder), - EPD -2.3% (announced commencement of a public offering of 7.5 mln common units representing limited partner interests in the partnership), - VNTV -1.5% (announced funds managed by Advent International have agreed to sell 15 mln shares of Vantiv's Class A common stock in secondary public offering), - EXR -1.1% (announced offering of 4.5 mln shares of common stock)

Asia markets slip on China slowdown fears

Tuesday 3:30GMT. Asian bourses came under pressure ahead of China’s leadership meeting, the most anticipated political event of the year for the world’s second-largest economy. The third plenary session will offer President Xi Jinping the opportunity to flesh out his economic vision for the country after a year at the helm. Asian markets dipped ahead of the plenum, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index falling 0.9 per cent. Some 48 of the 50 companies traded in the red, with financial and consumer companies leading declines. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell more than 1 per cent. "We believe policy stance will likely be fine-tuned from the pro-growth easing stance that was used to correct the imprudent liquidity squeeze in June," wrote analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Among the only two winners on the Hang Seng was HSBC. The bank, which makes up almost 15 per cent of the index, advanced 1.4 per cent after releasing results Monday that showed quarterly pre-tax profit rose 30 per cent, year on year, amid falling loan impairment charges. The other company trading up was Chinese computer group Lenovo, which could do well out of reforms designed to pull the world’s second largest economy up the value chain by emulating the high-tech success of Asian neighbours such as South Korea and Taiwan. Chinese stocks traded in Shanghai also fell, with the Shanghai Composite declining 0.9 per cent. Meanwhile, Japanese shares were weighed down by a profit warning from car-maker Nissan, issued Friday and which sent its shares down 10 per cent after Mondays public holiday. The Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.16 per cent. Struggling electronics maker Sharp also lost a 10th of its value. Australia was one bright spot amid otherwise gloomy trading. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.78 per cent, led by gold miners. Perseus Mining rose over 9 per cent and Oceana Gold advanced 4.9 per cent. The rises came as the Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates on hold at 2.5 per cent. Economists expect US gross domestic product numbers for the third quarter, out Thursday, to show growth slowed to 2 per cent from 2.5 per cent in the previous quarter.

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MWR 11/04 21:00 Anadarko Announces Third-Quarter 2013 Results BN 11/04 21:01 *ANADARKO 3Q US ONSHORE SALES VOLUMES 590K BOE/DAY BFW 11/04 21:00 *ANADARKO 3Q EPS EX-ITEMS $1.13, EST. $1.16 BN 11/04 21:00 *ANADARKO 3Q ADJ. EPS $1.13, EST. $1.16 BN 11/04 21:00 *ANADARKO 3Q EPS EX-ITEMS $1.13, EST. $1.16 BN 11/04 21:00 *ANADARKO 3Q EPS EX-ITEMS $1.13 BN 11/04 21:00 *ANADARKO REPORTS 3Q EPS INCL NEG ITEMS 77C BN 11/04 21:00 *ANADARKO PETROLEUM 3Q EPS 36C :APC US

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Anadarko 3Q Adj. EPS $1.13, Est. $1.16 2013-11-04 21:02:22.504 GMT

By Brad Skillman Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- APC 3Q cash flow from operating activities $1.78b. * NOTE: Anadarko Gains Ahead of Earnings, in Channel Uptrend Since 2012 {NSN MVR84F6TTDSM <go>} * Preview: {NSN MVQZ4T6TTDSP <go>}

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Beiersdorf Raises 2013 Sales, Ebit Forecasts 2013-11-04 21:37:56.935 GMT

By John Simpson Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Sees sales growth of 6%-7% for group and consumer, tesa business segments, co. says in statement. * Previously forecast 5%-6% for group and consumer, and 4%-5% for tesa business * Expects Ebit margin of ~13% for group, previously 12%-13%; sees consumer >12% and tesa business ~16% * 9-mo. group sales increased by 7.3% y/y to EU4.68b, with Ebit margin increasing to 13.9%

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Scientists predict 20bn Earth-like worlds

Our Milky Way galaxy contains more than 20bn Earth-like planets with temperatures that could sustain life, according to the most comprehensive survey to date of habitable planets beyond the solar system. Statistical analysis of observations by Kepler, Nasa’s planet-hunting satellite, over three years suggests that 22 per cent of stars have Earth-sized planets in the "Goldilocks zone" that is neither too hot nor too cold for biological processes. "What this means is, when you look up at the thousands of stars in the night sky, the nearest Sun-like star with an Earth-size planet in its habitable zone is probably only 12 light years away and can be seen with the naked eye. That is amazing," said Erik Petigura of the University of California, Berkeley. "I feel tingly inside – this is such a special moment," added Geoffrey Marcy, a UC Berkeley astronomy professor who has been involved in the search for "extrasolar planets" or exoplanets, since the first one was detected in 1995. "The discovery is a great leap towards the possibility of life, perhaps intelligent life, existing elsewhere." Telescopes are not yet sensitive enough to image Earth-like planets elsewhere in the galaxy. Instead, the Kepler space observatory detects them from a minute diminution in the brightness of their parent star – typically by one part in 10,000 – as they transit in front of it. The smaller the planet and the further out from the star, the harder it is to spot, so the vast majority of the 1,000 or so exoplanets detected so far have been much heavier and much hotter than Earth. Only 10 are a terrestrial size and the right temperature for liquid water to exist on the surface. The UC Berkeley team, working with Nasa scientists, used a statistical technique to extrapolate from these 10 planets – based on the number of stars sampled by Kepler and the small chance that a planet is geometrically aligned to transit as seen from Earth – to reach their remarkable conclusion. Their paper appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. However, the researchers warned that not all 20bn Earth-like planets would be suitable homes for life. "Some may have thick atmospheres, making it so hot at the surface that DNA-like molecules would not survive. Others may have rocky surfaces that could harbour liquid water suitable for living organisms," Prof Marcy said. "We don’t know what range of planet types and their environments are suitable for life." There may be something exceptional about the geometry of the solar system, for instance the almost circular orbits of the planets, the position of Jupiter and the existence of the moon, that has allowed life to evolve on Earth for almost 4bn years. Kepler, launched in 2009, stopped working in May but there is a huge trove of data still to be analysed over the next two or three years, said Natalie Batalha, mission scientist of Nasa Ames Research Centre. Meanwhile, Nasa and the European Space Agency are planning future planet-hunting observatories sensitive enough to make direct observations of Earth-like bodies around distant stars.

Closing Market Summary: Small Caps Lead Stocks Higher

VIX @ 12,93 -2,64%

The major averages kicked off the new trading week with modest gains as the S&P 500 added 0.4%. The Russell 2000 (+1.1%) outperformed, but its relative strength came after the small cap index struggled to keep pace with the last week's advance in the broader market. Outside of the notable outperformance among small caps, today's session unfolded in an uneventful fashion. Overseas markets did little to upset the state of affairs as Japan's Nikkei was closed for Culture Day while China's Shanghai Composite ended flat despite its Non-Manufacturing PMI rising to a 14-month high of 56.3 from 55.4. All ten sectors ended in the green, but only energy (+1.3%) and telecom services (+0.8%) posted gains in excess of 0.4%. Energy was responsible for pacing much of the advance as the sector rallied throughout the session. Meanwhile, crude oil ended little changed at $94.59 per barrel.

The other commodity-linked sector, materials (+0.4%), displayed relative strength as steelmakers rallied in reaction to a Goldman Sachs upgrade of AK Steel (AKS 5.00, +0.40) and U.S. Steel (X 26.91, +1.13). The broader Market Vectors Steel ETF (SLX 49.68, +1.18) ended higher by 2.4%.

Elsewhere, industrials (+0.3%) settled essentially in-line with the broader market, but the underperformance of top sector components like Boeing (BA 132.79, -0.24) and General Electric (GE 26.43, -0.11) overshadowed the strength of transports. The Dow Jones Transportation Average rose 1.2% as 19 of 20 components registered gains. Norfolk Southern (NSC 86.84, -0.16) was the lone decliner, shedding 0.2%. Although the S&P was able to finish at its session high, it did so without the participation of financials as the sector ended near its flat line.

Three of four countercyclical groups (consumer staples, health care, and utilities) trailed the broader market with staples lagging even after Kellogg (K 62.72, +0.43) reported a bottom-line beat on in-line revenue. In addition,the company announced plans to cut 7.0% of its workforce to reflect a challenging environment. Treasuries held modest gains throughout the session as the 10-yr yield shed two basis points to 2.60%. Trading volume was well below average as less than 600 million shares changed hands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Due to the partial government shutdown, the Census Bureau released the factory orders reports for August and September at the same time. Orders increased 1.7% in September after declining 0.1% in August. July factory orders were revised down from -2.4% to -2.8%. The consensus expected factory orders to increase 1.8% in September and 0.3% in August.

The recent volatility in factory orders was a result of significant, up-and-down monthly moves in aircraft orders. Nondefense aircraft orders increased 57.7% in September after a 5.4% increase in August and a 58.9% decrease in July. Tomorrow, the October ISM Services report will be released at 10:00 ET.

Advaxis, Inc Ticking higher on circulation of FDA orphan desigation for treatment of human papilloma virus (HPV) associated with neck and head cancers - Generic name: "live attenuated bioengineered Listeria monocytogenes immunotherapy"

BlackBerry: Go-private agreement fails; $1 bln raise signals likely strategic shif

Cowen notes, shares of BBRY are trading lower today after plans for a Fairfax Financial Holdings-led consortium to acquire the co and take it private failed to materialize during the allotted due diligence period. Firm's price target is currently under review, given: 1) BBRY is likely to consume additional cash and assets during its current restructuring 2) co has had mixed success in driving adoption of its BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES 10) and its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service on alternative mobile platforms, 3) the relative value of its patent portfolio continues to decline, and 4) as a public company, BBRY stock is likely to continue to trade at a discount to a declining tangible book value despite the $1B raise until a go-forward operational plan and strategy is articulated by the new mgmt team (potentially including the break-up and/or sale of parts of co, given the significant number of reported suitors).

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BN 11/04 15:14 *LVMH SPOKESMAN CONFIRMS APPOINTMENT BY PHONE BN 11/04 15:14 *LVMH NAMES GHESQUIERE VUITTON ARTISTIC DIR. WOMENSWEAR

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*LVMH NAMES GHESQUIERE VUITTON ARTISTIC DIR. WOMENSWEAR 2013-11-04 15:17:45.168 GMT

--BENJAMIN DOW

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Nuance Communications Hearing vague chatter of possible activist investor interest