22 Stocks Moving In Wednesday's Pre-Market Session

Gainers

• Spectranetics Corp SPNC rose 26.6 percent to $38.50 in pre-market trading. Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR) PHG announced plans to acquire Spectranetics for $38.50 per share.
• Invivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp NVIV rose 12.7 percent to $3.10 in pre-market trading after the company reported positive motor recovery assessments in two patients in the INSPIRE Study of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold.
• Strata Skin Sciences, Inc. SSKN shares rose 11.5 percent to $2.81 in pre-market trading after dropping 1.56 percent on Tuesday.
• AirMedia Group Inc (ADR) AMCN shares rose 7.4 percent to $2.47 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that it has entered into Amendment No. 3 for going private transaction.
• Sinovac Biotech Ltd. SVA shares rose 7.3 percent to $6.80 in pre-market trading after declining 1.09 percent on Tuesday.
• LG Display Co Ltd. (ADR) LPL rose 6.5 percent to $17.87 in pre-market trading after gaining 3.39 percent on Tuesday.
• Nutanix Inc NTNX rose 5.6 percent to $19.69 in pre-market trading. Alphabet reported a partnership with Nutanix, CNBC reported.
• Acacia Research Corp ACTG shares rose 4.6 percent to $4.60 in the pre-market trading session after surging 6.02 percent on Tuesday.
• Ceragon Networks Ltd CRNT gained 3.6 percent to $ 2.59. Ceragon disclosed that during Q2, it has received orders totaling more than $7 million from a tier 1 South Cone operator.
• Crispr Therapeutics AG CRSP rose 3.5 percent to $17.92 in pre-market trading after gaining 0.35 percent on Tuesday.
• AK Steel Holding Corporation AKS shares rose 3 percent to $6.69 in pre-market trading after falling 0.61 percent on Tuesday.
• Cypress Semiconductor Corporation CY shares rose 2.5 percent to $13.53 in pre-market trading. Barclays upgraded Cypress from Equal-Weight to Overweight.
• BHP Billiton plc (ADR) BBL rose 2.1 percent to $30.36 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.43 percent on Tuesday.

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Losers

• Pier 1 Imports Inc PIR shares fell 24.7 percent to $4.02. Pier 1 is expected to post a quarterly loss at $0.05 per share on revenue of $420.99 million after the closing bell.
• AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV shares fell 10.8 percent to $28.98 in pre-market trading. AeroVironment posted upbeat results for its fourth quarter. However, the company issued a weak forecast for the current quarter.
• Global Medical REIT Inc GMRE fell 10 percent to $8.85 in pre-market trading. Global Medical REIT reported an offering of 3.5 million shares.
• AerCap Holdings N.V. AER shares fell 9.7 percent to $41.20 in pre-market trading. AerCap is expected to release Q2 earnings on August 3.
• 500.com Ltd WBAI fell 6 percent to $10.34 in pre-market trading after rising 2.61 percent on Tuesday.
• DryShips Inc. DRYS shares fell 4.3 percent to $2.44 in pre-market trading after surging 9.21 percent on Tuesday.
• AU Optronics Corp (ADR) AUO fell 2.5 percent to $4.69 in pre-market trading after rising 9.57 percent on Tuesday.
• First Potomac Realty Trust FPO shares fell 2.2 percent to $11.10 in the pre-market trading session. First Potomac Realty Trust agreed to be acquired by Government Properties Income Trust GOV in a transaction valued at $1.4 billion, including debt.
• SunPower Corporation SPWR fell 2.1 percent to $8.99 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.44 percent on Tuesday.