Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance: MGM -6.6% (also announces 40.9 mln share common stock offering; Tracinda is offering ~27.78 mln shares; downgraded to Hold from Buy at Soleil ), LLTC -3.9%, MTW -2.7%.
Other news: AT -3.1% (announces public offerings of common stock and unsecured convertible debentures), BCS -2.3% (still checking), ALJ -1.9% (announces offering to sell 6 mln shares of convertible preferred stock ), DSCO -1.0% (entered into an agreement for a new investment of $0.5 million from PharmaBio Development).
Analyst comments: MAS -2.1% (downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman).
Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: ANTP +33.7%, EXFO +6.2% (light volume; also receives follow-on order in excess of us$6 million from tier-1 European network operator), ASML +4.6%, ADTN +4.2%, CSX +2.3%, INTC +1.2%, JPM +1.6%.
M&A news: RUK +1.5% (Thinly traded Reed Elsevier ticking higher on light volume following article suggesting the company may be takeover target), .
Select financial related names showing strength boosted by JPM results: DB +3.7%, CS +3.1%, UBS +2.4%, PMI +2.4%, FITB +1.9%, NBG +1.9%, IRE +1.7%, RF +1.6%, BAC +1.6%, HBAN +1.5%, MS +1.4%.
Select oil/gas related names showing strength: WNR +7.6% (also strength attributed to tier 1 firm upgrade), RIG +2.6%, HERO +2.4%, TOT +2.0%, BEXP +1.8%, STO +1.7%, RDS.A +1.3%, XOM +0.4%.
Other news: AIXG +10.1% (still checking), CLWR +6.7% (early strength attributed to reports that the co may sell portion of its wireless spectrum to raise funds), NLST +5.0% (announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued to Netlist Patent for its Planar-X innovation), LGND +4.3% (announces market launch of Bazedoxifene in Japan and Spain for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis), QGEN +3.8% (Qiagen and Abbott enter into agreement on molecular tests for HIV, HCV and HPV), STM +3.6% (up in sympathy with ASML), ALKS +3.3% (receives FDA approval of VIVITROL for prevention of relapse to opioid dependence), CRH +3.3% (still checking), NOK +2.8% and SI +2.5% (reports out that the co's Nokia Siemens jv received contract from Anhui Unicom), CBOE +2.6% (launched two concurrent tender offers for 6,648,570 shares of its class A-1 common stock and for 6,648,570 shares of its class A-2 common stock, each at a price of $22.50/share), S +2.4% (reports out overnight that TI is interested in the co's Latin American assets), ODP +2.0% (in negotiations to sell Office Depot Israel to New Hamashbir Lazarchan, Ltd. for $47 mln), VRUS +2.0% and VRTX +1.2% (Cramer makes positive comments on MadMoney), WMB +1.5% (Williams Cos CEO Steve Malcolm to retire at year-end 2010; Boards name Williams Executive Alan Armstrong as CEO).
Analyst comments: ALU +3.3% (upgraded to Buy from Underperform at Jefferies), GE +0.6% (initiated with Buy at Nomura).