15 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Thursday

 

  • Cynapsus Therapeutics Inc CYNA shares climbed 116 percent to $39.65 as Sunovion Pharmaceuticals announced plans to acquire Cynapsus for $40.50 per share.
  • Jaguar Animal Health Inc JAGX shares surged 24.7 percent to $1.62 after the company reported additional topline results from study of second-generation formulation of Neonorm Calf conducted in association with Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.
  • Oxford Industries Inc OXM shares gained 13.8 percent to $71.05 as the company posted better-than-expected Q2 results.
  • IMPINJ Inc PI jumped 12.8 percent to $25.73 as the company posted upbeat quarterly earnings.
  • Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc OLLI shares climbed 8.8 percent to $27.65 after the company reported upbeat results for the second quarter.
  • Harmony Gold Mining Co. (ADR) HMY rose 8 percent to $3.81. Gold futures gained 0.4 percent to trade at $1,316.50 an ounce.
  • Vera Bradley, Inc. VRA shares gained 8 percent to $16.15 as the company posted better-than-expected Q2 earnings.
  • Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (ADR) MPEL surged 7.1 percent to $13.90. Gaming revenue in the month of August for Macau came in at 18.8 billion patacas, breaking Macau’s string of 26 consecutive months of year-over-year revenue declines.
  • Itron, Inc. ITRI shares surged 6.6 percent to $50.77. Itron reported Q2 non-GAAP earnings of $0.65 per share on revenue of $513 million.
  • Clean Energy Fuels Corp CLNE shares gained 6 percent to $4.63 after the company disclosed that it has won a multi-year CNG contract with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
  • Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN shares gained 5.7 percent to $94.38. Macau gaming revenue increased 1.1 percent in August.
  • Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida SBCF rose 3.7 percent to $17.06. Keefe Bruyette & Woods upgraded Seacoast Banking from Market Perform to Outperform.
  • Charter Communications, Inc. CHTR rose 3.5 percent to $266.15 after it was announced the company will join the S&P 500.Charter will replace EMC Corporation EMC, which was acquired by Dell earlier this year.
  • Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) GOLD gained 2.7 percent to $96.16. Canaccord Genuity upgraded Randgold from Hold to Buy.
  • Infoblox Inc BLOX shares rose 2.6 percent to $22.01. Infoblox posted stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter. The company is also said to be in the process of selling itself, according to sources as reported by Reuters on Wednesday.
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