Gainers

  • Kodiak Sciences Inc. KOD shares climbed 108.3% to $61.67 after the company reported the sale of future royalties on KSI-301 for $225 million to Baker Bros. Advisors.
  • ASLAN Pharmaceuticals Limited ASLN shares jumped 69.4% to $6.47 after the company reported positive data from its proof-of-concept study of ASLAN004.
  • Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. ONTX shares rose 31.4% to $0.2471.
  • NF Energy Saving Corporation BIMI shares gained 27.4% to $3.35 after the company announced it would acquire Chongqing Guanzan Technology for RMB 100 million.
  • Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. ORMP rose 21.1% to $5.34 after climbing 17.91% on Friday.
  • Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. AQST climbed 20.5% to $9.39. Aquestive Therapeutics submitted New Drug Application to the FDA for Libervant.
  • PDS Biotechnology Corporation PDSB gained 20.1% to $2.81.
  • Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd. GLMD rose 12.4% to $5.06.
  • Akerna Corp. KERN shares rose 12.2% to $8.37.
  • Evofem Biosciences Inc EVFM gained 11.9% to $6.83 after the company's phase 2b study of Amphora for the prevention of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea met its primary and secondary endpoints.
  • Novavax, Inc. NVAX climbed 11.3% to $5.40.
  • China Automotive Systems, Inc. CAAS shares gained 9.8% to $3.48.
  • Brainsway Ltd. BWAY rose 9.3% to $10.24.
  • Afya Limited AFYA shares surged 9% to $30.00.
  • Ocugen Inc OCGN surged 8.7% to $0.4122 after a company director Junge Zhang bought 270,000 shares at an average price of $0.37 per share. When an insider buys shares, the market may perceive it as a sign of confidence in the company's outlook.
  • Akari Therapeutics, Plc AKTX rose 8.5% to $2.2342. Akari Therapeutics announced pivotal Phase III trial design of nomacopan in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant-related thrombotic microangiopathy (HSCT-TMA), following the FDA meeting.
  • Puma Biotechnology, Inc. PBYI gained 7.8% to $10.23. Puma Biotechnology extended its commercialization agreement with Pierre Fabre for NERLYNX to the Middle East, South Africa, Sudan and Turkey.
  • AK Steel Holding Corporation AKS rose 7.1% to $2.9550.
  • Revance Therapeutics, Inc. RVNC gained 7% to $19.16. Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Revance Therapeutics with a Buy rating and a $25 price target.
  • Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc XENE climbed 4.2% to $12.32 after the company received a $50 million upfront payment from Neurocrine Biosciences for the rights to its Xenon's XEN901.


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Losers

  • Aqua Metals Inc AQMS shares tumbled 48.9% to $0.69 after the company announced a significant fire in one of its plants.
  • Roku, Inc. ROKU fell 16.5% to $133.77. Morgan Stanley downgraded Roku from Equal-Weight to Underweight and announced a $110 price target.
  • Paringa Resources Limited PNRL shares tumbled 16.4% to $1.83 after dropping 57.9% on Friday.
  • Cancer Genetics, Inc. CGIX fell 14.5% to $7.53 after climbing 58.2% on Friday.
  • Just Energy Group Inc. JE dropped 14% to $2.3420 after the company announced it would suspend its dividend on its Series A preferred stock.
  • Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. LXRX shares fell 13.6% to $3.0505 after the FDA reiterated its prior decision and denied Lexicon's appeal of the complete response letter for its Sotagliflozin.
  • FinVolution Group FINV dropped 12.5% to $2.5650.
  • Apache Corporation APA fell 11.7% to $19.67 after the company said it would need to continue drilling, deeper than expected, for its new well off of Suriname.
  • Sequans Communications S.A. SQNS tumbled 11.4% to $2.7380.
  • Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ELOX dropped 11.2% to $4.6349.
  • Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. HARP shares dipped 11.2% to $16.61.
  • ObsEva SA OBSV fell 10.8% to $4.06. H.C. Wainwright reiterated ObsEva with a Buy and lowered the price target from $44 to $36.
  • Molecular Templates, Inc. MTEM dropped 10.7% to $11.63.
  • Exicure, Inc. XCUR fell 10.4% to $3.03.
  • Sundial Growers Inc. SNDL shares declined 9.9% to $2.18.
  • Aurora Mobile Limited JG dropped 9.2% to $2.18.
  • The Trade Desk, Inc. TTD fell 9.3% to $238.74. Shares of several technology and growth stocks are trading lower as US equities dip following escalating US-China tensions over Hong Kong. US stocks further fell on worse-than-expected manufacturing data.
  • Diana Shipping Inc. DSX dipped 9.2% to $3.16 following downbeat Q3 earnings.
  • MongoDB, Inc. MDB declined 9.1% to $135.16.
  • Alteryx, Inc. AYX dipped 8.7% to $103.71.
  • Smartsheet Inc. SMAR dropped 8.4% to $43.46.
  • Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. CANF fell 7.6% to $3.2696 after rising 39.69% on Friday.
  • Teladoc Health, Inc. TDOC fell 7% to $77.91. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded Teladoc Health from Buy to Hold and announced a $80 price target.
  • Ideanomics Inc IDEX fell 4.4% to $0.8707 after the company announced a deal with the Providence of Inner Mongolia to provide electric vehicles and a metals trading platform.
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