Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance: GRNB -45.9% (also downgraded to Sell at Wunderlich), CRUS -12.1%, PLCE -11.5%, UTSI -9.1%, CYS -5.5% (also downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee), ADS -4.9%, MLNX -4.5%, TEX -4.3%, RS -3.7%, FNF -3.3%, CY -3.2%, CS -2.8%, K -2.7%, NTRS -2.4%, HSY -2.2%, GSK -2.2%, XLNX -1.6% (also downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS), UNP -1.7%, PM -1.5%, ESI -1.2%, STX -0.5% (also downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird, downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS).
Select rare earth metal related names pulling back: SHZ -14.0%, REE -1.8%.
Other news: CRME -26.2% (announces suspension of enrollment in ACT 5 Trial), VOD -3.1% (checking for anything specific), SDRL -2.0% (announced that it intends to issue up to $650 million in principal amount of convertible bonds with a seven-year tenor), ALTR -1.3% (trading lower with XLNX), GIS -1.2% (modest weakness following K guidance).
Analyst comments: JCG -1.4% (downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Jaffray), CRI -0.7% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee).
Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: NFLX +13.9% (also upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Merriman, upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Janney Montgomery Scott), WSTL +12.0%, NOK +8.8%, EBAY +7.2%, SCSS +6.3% (also upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray), COHU +6.0%, ALXN +5.8%, LUV +4.9%, EGHT +4.6% (also authorized $10 mln share repurchase plan), BANR +4.1% (light volume), STI +4.0%, FCX +3.5% (increases annual dividend to $2.00 from $1.20), HBAN +2.9%, GGG +2.2% (ticking lower), MCD +1.8%, CAT +1.2%, MKSI +1.0% (also awarded $20 mln order for solar application).
M&A news: PTEC +5.2% (discloses higher $4.05 per share cash offer to acquire co),.
Select metals/mining stocks trading higher: MT +1.8%, RIO +1.8%, BBL +1.3%, AAUKY +1.1%, HL +1.0%, X +1.0%.
Other news: NLST +11.1% (to demonstrate 100 virtual machines on a single standard server using HyperCloud Memory at Interop), CHGS +8.7% (continued strength), MNTA +6.7% (will present at the Newsmakers in the Biotech Industry Conference on October 22 ), BT +5.1% (trading higher following court ruling related to Crown Guarantee), NYT +4.8% (reports out after the close that investment group wants to buy the Globe from The New York Times), DEO +4.6% (early strength attributed to peer French Spirits Groups' earnings results), IL +2.6% (Cramer makes positive comments on MadMoney), SAP +2.2% (traded higher overseas), RYAAY +2.1% (still checking), AMZN +2.1% (trading higher in sympathy with EBAY; strength also being attributed to upgrade at tier 1 firm), CSTR +1.8% (ticking higher in sympathy with NFLX), SI +1.5% (still checking), RIG +1.3% (still checking), NVO +1.1% (rebounding from 2 day drop), DE +1.0% (ticking higher in sympathy with CAT).
Analyst comments: AVII +4.0% (initiated with Buy at ThinkEquity), AGU +0.8% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel Nicolaus).