38 Stocks Moving In Wednesday's Mid-Day Session

Gainers

  • Regional Health Properties Inc RHE climbed 139.2 percent to $0.3229 after the announcement that the company will forbear from exercising its right to accelerate outstanding loans.
  • Nemaura Medical Inc NMRD shares surged 36.7 percent to $2.9999 after reporting 'positive' interim data from clinic portion of sugarBEAT FDA clinical trial.
  • XBiotech Inc. XBIT shares gained 35.5 percent to $3.13. XBiotech reported the appointment of Peter Libby, MD to its Scientific Advisory Board.
  • Galapagos NV GLPG shares rose 17.5 percent to $120.66. Gilead and Galapagos disclosed that the Phase 3 FINCH 2 study that evaluated their investigational selective JAK1 inhibitor filgotinib for treating adults with moderate-to-severe active rheumatoid arthritis met its primary endpoint in the proportion of patients achieving an American College of Rheumatology 20-percent response, or ACR20, at Week 12.
  • Bausch Health Companies Inc. BHC shares gained 14.5 percent to $23.66. Bausch Health Companies said it has paid an additional $57 million of its secured term loans and $50 million of its revolver borrowings, using its cash on hand. With this, the company said it has eliminated all mandatory amortization for the remainder of 2018.
  • ChromaDex Corporation CDXC climbed 13.2 percent to $3.96.
  • Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. DFFN gained 13 percent to $0.539 after the company received FDA approval to enroll patients in an ambulance-based Phase 2 trial testing its TSC acute stroke drug.
  • VIVUS, Inc. VVUS shares rose 12.7 percent to $5.8007.
  • USA Technologies, Inc. USAT gained 12.2 percent to $10.32.
  • Tilray, Inc. TLRY rose 9.7 percent to $105.05 after surging 13.36 percent on Tuesday.
  • Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. XBIO climbed 8.4 percent to $2.71.
  • Discovery, Inc. DISCA surged 8.1 percent to $30.80 after CEO David Zaslav confirmed a partnership with Sling TV.
  • Immersion Corporation IMMR gained 7.6 percent to $10.97. Craig-Hallum upgraded Immersion from Hold to Buy.
  • Iterum Therapeutics plc ITRM shares jumped 7.1 percent to $9.00.
  • Akari Therapeutics, Plc AKTX rose 6.3 percent to $2.20 after the company announced preclinical data demonstrating positive effects of coversin in rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Laredo Petroleum, Inc. LPI gained 6.2 percent to $8.205. Laredo Petroleum will replace HealthEquity in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Monday, September 17.
  • 3Pea International, Inc. TPNL shares jumped 6 percent to $4.23.
  • Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. FOMX rose 5.8 percent to $6.26 after the company disclosed positive top-line results for its third Phase 3 clinical trial that evaluated its FMX101 for treating moderate-to-severe acne.

 

Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

Losers

  • Vital Therapies Inc VTL tumbled 90.1 percent to $0.6250 after the company reported that topline results of VTL-308 failed to achieve primary and secondary endpoints of improvement in survival.
  • Netlist, Inc. NLST declined 39.6 percent to $0.3895 after the company priced a $10M registered offering at $0.45 per share.
  • MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. MTSI dropped 13.5 percent to $19.01. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded MACOM Technology from Hold to Sell and lowered the price target from $22 to $20.
  • Lantronix, Inc. LTRX shares dropped 13.1 percent to $5.10.
  • Funko, Inc. FNKO declined 12.5 percent to $22.3350.
  • Riot Blockchain, Inc. RIOT shares fell 12.1 percent to $3.77 after dropping 4.67 percent on Tuesday.
  • Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. IDRA shares dipped 10.4 percent to $8.20.
  • Power Integrations, Inc. POWI dropped 10.1 percent to $63.05 after analysts at Stifel Nicolaus downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and lowered the price target from $85 to $75.
  • Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited CCM shares dipped 10 percent to $2.80.
  • Snap Inc. SNAP fell 9.4 percent to $8.965. BTIG Research downgraded Snap from Neutral to Sell.
  • Heron Therapeutics, Inc. HRTX shares fell 8.9 percent to $34.5793.
  • AGM Group Holdings Inc. AGMH dropped 8.4 percent to $18.4067.
  • ProQR Therapeutics N.V. PRQR shares fell 8.1 percent to $19.85.
  • Everspin Technologies, Inc. MRAM shares dipped 8.1 percent to $7.8229.
  • PGT Innovations, Inc. PGTI shares fell 7.5 percent to $24.10 after the company reported a 7 million share common stock offering.
  • WABCO Holdings Inc. WBC fell 6.8 percent to $115.91.
  • Micron Technology, Inc. MU fell 6 percent to $41.01. Goldman Sachs downgraded Micron from Buy to Neutral.
  • Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. MXIM dropped 5.7 percent to $56.60. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Maxim Integrated from Buy to Hold.
  • Pinduoduo Inc. PDD fell 5.6 percent to $22.24 after climbing 19.40 percent on Tuesday.
  • NXP Semiconductors N.V. NXPI dipped 5.1 percent to $85.01. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded NXP Semiconductors from Hold to Sell.
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