Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (NANO, GOOG, BANR, QGEN)

Nanometrics Incorporated NANO rose 5.41% to $9.16 in the pre-market session. NANO is all set to report its Q2 earnings on August 5. Google Inc GOOG added 3.75% to $473.70 in pre-market trading. GOOG has secured its foothold in the fast growing Chinese Internet market after Beijing renewed GOOG’s license to operate a website in China. Banner Corporation BANR moved up 2.80% to $2.20 in pre-market trading. Analysts at DA Davidson and McAdams Wright Ragen upgraded BANR to “buy.” Qiagen NV QGEN gained 2.59% to $20.18 in the pre-market session. QGEN was also among the list of top pre-market gainers yesterday, after it received CE marking for its careHPV test. The company will now be able to distribute the test in developing countries that recognize the CE mark. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.