Gainers

  • Corium International, Inc. CORI climbed 50.7 percent to $12.521 after the company agreed to be taken private by Gurnet Point Capital for $12.50 per share.
  • Youngevity International, Inc. YGYI rose 46.2 percent to $13.815.
  • Riot Blockchain, Inc. RIOT surged 20.4 percent to $2.60.
  • Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. IOVA gained 19.1 percent to $11.87. Iovance Biotherapeutics said, following an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA regarding lead candidate lifileucel, the regulatory body acknowledged that a single-arm cohort as part of C-144-01 could be supportive of initial registration, and conduct of a randomized Phase 3 trial in the patient population being enrolled may not be feasible. The company also priced 22 million shares at $9.97 per share.
  • Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. ATXI rose 18.6 percent to $4.01.
  • Aqua Metals, Inc. AQMS jumped 17.7 percent to $2.73.
  • Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. IMMY shares jumped 15.6 percent to 2.60.
  • Sears Holdings Corporation SHLD surged 15.5 percent to $0.3950 amid reports the company is nearing a financing deal that could keep it open through Christmas but could file for bankruptcy as soon as this weekend.
  • India Globalization Capital, Inc. IGC gained 14.1 percent to $5.08 after falling 12.75 percent on Thursday.
  • TravelCenters of America LLC TA shares rose 13.8 percent to $5.03.
  • Funko, Inc. FNKO surged 13.7 percent to $19.8186.
  • Endava plc DAVA rose 13.4 percent to $24.05.
  • Alliqua BioMedical, Inc. ALQA shares gained 11.1 percent to $2.30 after reporting a merger deal with Adynxx.
  • AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ACRX rose 10.7 percent to $3.98. The Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee will review AcelRx Pharmaceuticals’ NDA for sufentanil sublingual tablets for treating moderate-to-severe acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.
  • Quotient Limited QTNT jumped 10.3 percent to $6.51.
  • SMART Global Holdings, Inc. SGH shares gained 9.6 percent to $33.165.
  • NF Energy Saving Corporation NFEC rose 8.3 percent to $4.60.
  • Farfetch Limited FTCH rose 8.2 percent to $21.97.
  • Sharing Economy International Inc. SEII climbed 8 percent to $3.10. Sharing Economy reported that it has received Nasdaq notice of non-compliance.
  • Bilibili Inc. BILI rose 7.8 percent to $13.68 after Tencent reported a 11.5 percent stake in the company.
  • AGM Group Holdings Inc. AGMH gained 7.4 percent to $40.00.
  • China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc. CIFS gained 6.6 percent to $3.22 after falling 44.28 percent on Thursday.
  • Pyxus International, Inc. PYX climbed 6.2 percent to $44.25 after gaining 4.09 percent on Thursday.
  • Square, Inc. SQ shares jumped 6.2 percent to $73.28. Canaccord Genuity upgraded Square from Hold to Buy.
  • Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. SRPT gained 5.8 percent to $129.14. Bernstein initiated coverage on Sarepta Therapeutics with an Outperform rating.
  • Match Group, Inc. MTCH climbed 5.7 percent to $54.31. Nomura initiated coverage on Match Group with a Buy rating.
  • Netflix, Inc. NFLX rose 5.5 percent to $338.90. Citigroup upgraded Netflix from Neutral to Buy.
  • Snap Inc. SNAP gained 5.5 percent to $7.185. Pivotal Research upgraded Snap from Hold to Buy.
  • Activision Blizzard, Inc. ATVI rose 5.1 percent to $77.59 amid today's release of 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.'
  • Fitbit, Inc. FIT rose 4.7 percent to $4.71. Wedbush upgraded Fitbit from Neutral to Outperform.

 

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Losers

  • Immune Design Corp. IMDZ shares dipped 35.2 percent to $1.81 after the company said it will discontinue its SYNOVATE trial.
  • Wabash National Corporation WNC fell 21.7 percent to $13.12. Wabash National expects Q3 sales of $550 million to $555 million and adjusted earnings of $0.27 to $0.30 per share.
  • EXFO Inc EXFO shares dipped 16 percent to $2.99 after reporting Q4 results.
  • Realm Therapeutics Plc RLM dropped 11.7 percent to $2.6501.
  • Verastem, Inc. VSTM shares fell 10.8 percent to $5.555 after reported pricing of registered direct offering of $150 million of convertible notes.
  • Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MNTA shares tumbled 6.8 percent to $17.35.
  • Maiden Holdings, Ltd. MHLD dropped 5.9 percent to $3.125.
  • Arcimoto, Inc. FUV shares dipped 5.9 percent to $3.6602.
  • vTv Therapeutics Inc. VTVT shares tumbled 5.9 percent to $3.19.
  • Endeavour Silver Corp. EXK shares fell 5.3 percent to $2.35.
  • PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. PNC shares fell 5.1 percent to $124.91. PNC posted upbeat earnings for its third quarter.
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