38 Stocks Moving In Wednesday's Mid-Day Session

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Gainers

  • Bioblast Pharma Ltd ORPN shares jumped 96.7 percent to $5.16.
  • Juno Therapeutics Inc JUNO surged 47.4 percent to $67.20 after Dow Jones reported Celgene Corporation is in talks to buy the company. A Juno spokesperson said the company doesn't comment on market rumors or speculation.
  • Neurometrix Inc NURO climbed 37.2 percent to $2.36. NeuroMetrix and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare reported a strategic collaboration for the development and expansion of access to Quell Wearable Pain Relief Technology.
  • AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) AEZS gained 29 percent to $2.67 after the company disclosed that it has entered into a licensing deal with Strongbridge for Macrilen in the United States and Canada.
  • Onconova Therapeutics Inc ONTX gained 20.3 percent to $2.09 following news that the company will move forward with Phase 3 INSPIRE trial and has raised patient size from 225 to 360 patients.
  • Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC – ADR ADAP climbed 12.3 percent to $8.43.
  • Zagg Inc ZAGG shares jumped 10.4 percent to $17.05 after tumbling 16.71 percent on Tuesday.
  • Points International Ltd (USA) PCOM rose 10.3 percent to $12.16 after the company reported strong preliminary results for the full year 2017.
  • Ichor Holdings Ltd ICHR climbed 9.9 percent to $28.14. Ichor Holdings reported preliminary Q4 sales of $183M million. The company expects Q1 sales of $240 million to $250 million.
  • Pure Storage Inc PSTG surged 9.2 percent to $ 17.64. Barclays upgraded Pure Storage from Equal-Weight to Overweight.
  • BlueLinx Holdings Inc. BXC gained 8.7 percent to $12.25.
  • bluebird bio Inc BLUE rose 7.7 percent to $175.85 following report that Celgene is in talks to buy Juno.
  • Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc PIRS surged 6.7 percent to $7.39. William Blair initiated coverage on Pieris Pharmaceuticals with an Outperform rating.
  • Cellectis SA (ADR) CLLS shares gained 6.5 percent to $29.57 after falling 5.25 percent on Tuesday.
  • ASML Holding NV (ADR) ASML shares climbed 6 percent to $197.39 after reporting earnings beat early on Wednesday.
  • Orbotech Ltd ORBK gained 4.9 percent to $53.99. Orbotech expects Q4 sales of $256 million and FY17 sales of $900 million.
  • Dean Foods Co DF gained 3.7 percent to $11.69. Morgan Stanley upgraded Dean Foods from Underweight to Equalweight
  • Mitek Systems, Inc. MITK rose 3.5 percent to $9.62. Mitek disclosed that its Mobile Verify has improved leading European blockchain provider Nocks' customer on-boarding time by 98 percent, from 12 hours to 5 minutes.

 

Losers

  • Aerohive Networks Inc HIVE shares dipped 30.2 percent to $3.98 after the company cut its Q4 sales outlook.
  • Recon Technology, Ltd. RCON fell 19.5 percent to $2.44.
  • MagneGas Corporation MNGA shares dropped 18.4 percent to $4.29.
  • CounterPath, Corp. CPAH shares fell 17.3 percent to $5.58.
  • A10 Networks Inc ATEN shares dropped 16.8 percent to $6.08 after the company narrowed fourth quarter sales outlook from 1 cents-7 cents to 5 cents-6 cents.
  • ZK International Group Co., Ltd. ZKIN shares slipped 13.3 percent to $8.4965.
  • HTG Molecular Diagnostics Inc HTGM fell 13.2 percent to $3.04. HTG Molecular Diagnostics reported that the company is offering 10 million shares of common stock.
  • Sequans Communications SA ADR SQNS shares dropped 13.2 percent to $1.78. Sequans Communications priced its 12.5 million ADS offering at $1.60 per ADS.
  • Longfin Corp LFIN fell 12.6 percent to $34.95.
  • Marathon Patent Group Inc MARA declined 11.8 percent to $3.16 after tumbling 13.91 percent on Tuesday.
  • Chinanet Online Holdings Inc CNET shares fell 11.6 percent to $3.79.
  • Riot Blockchain Inc RIOT declined 11.6 percent to $16.16 after dropping 16.45 percent on Tuesday.
  • My Size, Inc. MYSZ shares dropped 10.4 percent to $2.3838 after rising 24.30 percent on Tuesday.
  • The9 Limited (ADR) NCTY shares fell 10.2 percent to $1.06 on no news.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. HALO dropped 10 percent to $17.76 after declining 3.05 percent on Tuesday.
  • Izea Inc IZEA shares declined 10 percent to $4.91.
  • Adient PLC ADNT slipped 9 percent to $74.54. Boeing announced the launch of a new company for the design and building of airplane seats. The company has been named 'Adient Aerospace.'
  • Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. ETH shares dropped 8.2 percent to $25.85. Ethan Allen reported preliminary Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.51 to $0.52 per share on sales of $198.5 million. Telsey Advisory Group downgraded Ethan Allen from Outperform to Market Perform.
  • DISH Network Corp DISH declined 5 percent to $45.60. Morgan Stanley downgraded DISH from Overweight to Equal-Weight.
  • Fastenal Company FAST slipped 4.5 percent to $52.95. Fastenal reported upbeat profit for its fourth quarter.
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