Morning Market Gainers

Five Prime Therapeutics Inc FPRX shares jumped 62.39 percent to $27.46 following announcement of worldwide license, collaboration agreement on CSF1R antibody program with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co BMY. Transition Therapeutics Inc (USA) TTHI shares climbed 26.94 percent to $2.45 after the company announced analysis of its Phase 2/3 study of ELND005 in Alzheimer's disease. Keryx Biopharmaceuticals KERX surged 10.91 percent to $4.15 after the company reported a $125 million private placement of Convertible Senior Notes due 2020, with the Baupost Group. DexCom, Inc. DXCM shares gained 10.05 percent to $77.75 after the company reported preliminary unaudited revenue for the third quarter of roughly $105 million, up 52 percent year-over-year. Gastar Exploration Inc GST shares surged 9.86 percent to $1.56 after the company reported acquisition of working and net revenue interests in 103 gross producing wells and undeveloped acreage from Husky Ventures. Xilinx, Inc. XLNX rose 5.33 percent to $47.80 after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its fiscal second quarter. Citigroup Inc C rose 1.81 percent to $51.64 after the bank reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter. MBIA Inc. MBI shares surged 1.27 percent to $7.20 on news of Puerto Rico and U.S. officials "discussing the issuance of a ‘superbond' administered by the U.S. Treasury Department that would help restructure the commonwealth's $72 billion of debt," according to The Wall Street Journal.
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