Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (EXPE, CRIS, STX, NXPI)

Expedia Inc EXPE added 14.33% to $25.61 in the pre-market session. EXPE announced its plans to spin off its TripAdvisor unit into a separate, publicly traded company. Curis Inc CRIS moved up 10.57% to $4.50 in the pre-market session. CRIS had no debt for the latest quarter. Seagate Technology Plc STX rose 7.22% to $15.75 in the pre-market session. STX announced its plans to pay its first quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share. NXP Semiconductors NV NXPI soared 4.83% to $34.53 in the pre-market trading. According to a Dutch newspaper, NXPI is in takeover talks with Intel INTC, Qualcomm QCOM and Broadcom Corp BRCM. Read more from Benzinga's Markets.