Gainers

  • Akers Biosciences Inc AKER shares jumped 58.5 percent to $1.95 after the company announced it is evaluating potential business combinations in alternative sectors, including the cannabis industry.
  • Cesca Therapeutics Inc KOOL climbed 35 percent to $0.41 after the company announced receipt of 501(k) clearance to market its AXP II AutoXpress platform for clinical cord blood banking.
  • Yulong Eco-Materials Limited YECO shares gained 28.4 percent to $6.55 after the company reported the purchase of Michelangelo's Crucifixion painting for $75 million.
  • Sphere 3D Corp. ANY rose 17.5 percent to $2.715 after climbing 11.06 percent on Friday.
  • Leju Holdings Limited LEJU gained 13.6 percent to $1.92 after the company beat Q3 sales estimates, reported EPS up from last year and issued upbeat Q4 guidance.
  • Resolute Energy Corporation REN rose 13.3 percent to $34.54 after the company agreed to be acquired for $35 per share in cash and stock from Cimarex Energy Co XEC in a deal worth $1.6 billion..
  • SPAR Group Inc SGRP climbed 11.9 percent to $0.94 after the company posted a year-over-year improvement in Q3 EPS and sales.
  • AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. AQB gained 11.6 percent to $2.6777.
  • Lilis Energy, Inc. LLEX climbed 11.6 percent to $2.41.
  • Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. ZAYO rose 10.4 percent to $26.14 after Bloomberg reported the company has acquisition interest from Blackstone and Stonepeak.
  • EnviroStar, Inc. EVI climbed 10.1 percent to $30.84.
  • Fortress Biotech FBIO gained 9.8 percent to $1.35 after the company announced it will sell its stake in National Holdings Corporation for around $23 million.
  • scPharmaceuticals Inc. SCPH rose 8.3 percent to $4.45.
  • Natural Resource Partners L.P. NRP shares gained 8.2 percent to $36.7835 after the company agreed to sell its construction aggregates business to VantaCore Partners for $205 million.
  • Conifer Holdings, Inc. CNFR climbed 7.5 percent to $5.3745.
  • Provention Bio, Inc. PRVB gained 6.9 percent to $2.95.
  • Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp SOLO surged 6.7 percent to $1.4399 after the company reported Q3 sales of C$190,000 compared with negligible revenue in the same quarter last year.
  • Darling Ingredients Inc. DAR gained 6 percent to $21.245. JP Morgan upgraded Darling Ingredients from Neutral to Overweight and raised the price target from $21 to $25.

 


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Losers

  • Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Inc SNOA tumbled 20.6 percent to $0.88 after the company announced an equity offering priced at $1 per share.
  • InflaRx N.V. IFRX shares fell 17.9 percent to $23.00.
  • Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. SPB shares dipped 17.1 percent to $49.25 after the company reported weaker-than-expected results for its fourth quarter.
  • Twist Bioscience Corporation TWST shares dropped 14.5 percent to $24.015.
  • Coupa Software Incorporated COUP shares fell 13.5 percent to $55.32.
  • Colfax Corporation CFX tumbled 10.8 percent to $24.97 after the company announced plans to acquire DJO Global for $3.15 billion in cash.
  • Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. AMEH dipped 10.2 percent to $19.55.
  • Glu Mobile Inc. GLUU shares dropped 10.2 percent to $6.886.
  • EuroDry Ltd. EDRY shares fell 10.2 percent to $9.88.
  • StoneCo Ltd. STNE dropped 10.2 percent to $22.72.
  • Jason Industries, Inc. JASN fell 9.8 percent to $2.12.
  • PermRock Royalty Trust PRT shares declined 9.7 percent to $10.84 after the company announced the sale of its interest in certain Ward County, TX leases.
  • Centric Brands Inc. CTRC dropped 8.9 percent to $5.12.
  • Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. AIMT fell 7.8 percent to $27.310. Aimmune Therapeutics disclosed that phase 3 PALISADE clinical trial of AR101 met its primary and key secondary endpoints.
  • SVMK Inc. SVMK dropped 7.3 percent to $13.12.
  • PG&E Corporation PCG fell 6.6 percent to $22.78 after the company filed an additional electric incident report with the California Public Utilities Commission related to California's Camp Fire.
  • JD.com, Inc. JD fell 6 percent to $21.67 after the company reported downbeat revenue for its third quarter.
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