Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance: NPD -7.3% (ticking lower), CBK -6.6% , EDAP -4.9%, STP -4.1% , SINA -3.5% (also downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank and initiated with a Buy at Stifel Nicolaus), BOBE -2.1%.
M&A news: ATI -3.7% (Allegheny Technologies to acquire Ladish for $24.00 in cash and 0.4556 of a share of ATI common stock).
Select solar names under pressure following STP results and Credit Suisse downgrades within the group: JASO -3.3% (downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse), CSUN -2.7%, SOL -2.2% (downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse), SOLF -2.1%, TSL -2.1% (downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse), JKS -2.0%, FSLR -0.9% (downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse), LDK -0.7%.
Other news: RINO -13.6% (postpones its Q3 earnings conference call; has not re-scheduled), HGSI -10.3% (falling sharply in pre-mkt after gaining in after-hours following yesterday's positive panel vote on Benlysta), IRE -6.1% (continued speculation surrounding Ireland bailout), PETD -4.7% (announced a 3 mln share common stock offering; also announcd a $100 mln convertible sr notes offering; announces proposed mergers to acquire 2005 partnerships), AVNR -3.7% (announces proposed public offering of common stock; size not announced), NOG -3.6% (announced an 8 mln share common stock offering; expects to spud ~36 net wells in 2011 with drilling capital expenditures of ~$227 mln from $132 mln for 2010), CCL -1.5% (still checking), SYNT -1.5% (prices secondary public offering of 2,610,000 shares of co's common stock by Founder and Chairman, Bharat Desai, at a price to the public of $47.50/share), .
Analyst comments: GLW -1.4% (downgraded at Oppenheimer ), NSC -1.2% (downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman).
Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: STV +7.2%, DGW +7.0%, CHS +3.3%, BJ +2.8%, GBG +2.6%, TGT +1.3%.
Select drug names trading modestly higher: AZN +1.1%, SNY +0.9%.
Other news: ASTM +4.9% (light volume; continue momentum), CTIC +4.3% (receives approval pediatric investigational plan from EMA), GSK +3.8% (Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline announce vote of FDA advisory committee to recommend approval of BENLYSTA for systemic Lupus Erythematosus), CRH +3.6% (Hearing strength attributed to comments company made at conference), CMA +3.4% (increases the quarterly cash dividend for common stock to $0.10 per share and authorize purchase of 12,576,281 shares as well as outstanding warrants to purchase up to 11,479,592 shares of co's common stock), SNE +1.8% (still checking; video game sales data was released), AEZS +1.3% (presents encouraging preclinical data on two novel orally active anti-cancer compounds at major conference in Germany ), F +1.3% (higher ahead of GM IPO), POT +1.0% (announces US$2 bln share repurchase program).
Analyst comments: AXL +2.0% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan), BIDU +1.1% (initiated with a Buy at Stifel Nicolaus), HON +0.7% (upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital; trading ex dividend), GME +0.7% (upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse), CSX +0.7% (upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman).