Morning Market Movers

Penford PENX jumped 70.88% to $18.78 after Ingredion INGR announced its plans to buy Penford for about $340 million. CSR plc CSRE shares climbed 29.44% to $54.30 after Qualcomm QCOM announced its plans to acquire CSR for $2.5 billion. Versar VSR shares gained 24.05% to $5.21 after surging 16.67% on Tuesday. Ebola-related stocks gain on report of second Texas health care worker testing positive for Ebola. Alpha Pro Tech APT shares surged 19.29% to $8.78 after falling 26.77% on Tuesday. Alpha Pro Tech develops face masks and other protective apparel. Lakeland Industries LAKE shares climbed 18.43% to $25.38 after dropping 26.10% on Tuesday. Peregrine Pharmaceuticals PPHM shares rose 17.14% to $1.64 after the company announced data to be published in the Journal of Immunology Research support Phosphatidylserine (PS) as a potential target in Ebola infection. Diodes DIOD shares jumped 8.57% to $23.30. Raymond James upgraded Diodes from Outperform to Strong Buy. Transcept Pharmaceuticals TSPT rose 5.56% to $1.90 after the company reported a special dividend of $0.6674 per share and added contingent future amounts related to merger with Paratek.