Benzinga's Top Pre-Market Gainers

Synovus Financial SNV soared 8.12% to $2.93 in the pre-market trading. Synovus Financial reported fourth-quarter GAAP EPS of 78c. Star Scientific STSI surged 8% to $2.70 in the pre-market session. Star Scientific had $9.46 million in total cash for the recent quarter. Research In Motion RIMM added 7.32% to $17.00 in the pre-market session. Analysts at Scotia Capital upgraded Research In Motion from “sector perform” to “outperform.” NuPathe PATH moved up 4.85% to $3.46 in the pre-market session. NuPathe shares have jumped 70.98% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 12.92% in the same period.