Gainers

  • McDermott International, Inc. MDR gained 27.2% to close at $2.01 on Friday after the company announced it will explore strategic alternatives for Lummus Technology. The company recently received unsolicited offers to acquire Lummus with a valuation of over $2.5 billion.
  • Replimune Group Inc REPL gained 16.8% to close at $16.87.
  • San Juan Basin Royalty Trust SJT gained 16.6% to close at $2.81.
  • California Resources Corporation CRC shares rose 13.1% to close at $11.19 after falling 29.46% on Thursday.
  • VolitionRx Limited VNRX gained 12.2% to close at $4.77.
  • Akorn, Inc. AKRX climbed 11.7% to close at $4.10.
  • Fitbit, Inc. FIT gained 11.7% to close at $4.10 after Reuters, citing sources, reported the company is in talks about the possibility of exploring a sale.
  • Solid Biosciences Inc. SLDB climbed 11.2% to close at $11.64.
  • Akazoo S.A. SONG gained 10.9% to close at $5.80.
  • Molecular Templates, Inc. MTEM shares surged 9.9% to close at $6.89.
  • Steelcase Inc. SCS rose 9.9% to close at $18.39 after reporting better-than-expected Q2 results.
  • ICICI Bank Limited IBN rose 9.8% to close at $11.83 following a 5.32% surge in India’s BSE Sensex.
  • HDFC Bank Limited HDB rose 9.4% to close at $112.18 following a 5.32% surge in India’s BSE Sensex.
  • Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. BASI gained 9.4% to close at $4.20.
  • OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. OPHC shares rose 9.2% to close at $3.55.
  • Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. UEPS gained 9.2% to close at $3.81.
  • Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. PIRS jumped 9.1% to close at $5.76.
  • Gamida Cell Ltd. GMDA rose 8.8% to close at $4.70.
  • AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AMAG surged 8.5% to close at $13.09. Camber Capital Management disclosed a 12.9% stake in AMAG Pharmaceuticals.
  • Tata Motors Limited TTM rose 8.5% to close at $9.54.
  • Vedanta Limited VEDL rose 8.5% to close at $8.95.
  • EnerSys ENS gained 8.4% to close at $68.07 after the company reported purchase of NorthStar Battery Co. from Altor Fund II.
  • Herc Holdings Inc. HRI gained 8.4% to close at $49.02.
  • Exicure, Inc. XCUR gained 7.6% to close at $3.10.
  • Scholastic Corp SCHL rose 5.6% to close at $39.96 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter.
  • Finisar Corporation FNSR jumped 5.3% to close at $24.30 after the company received Chinese regulatory approval for an acquisition with II-VI which is expected to close on September 24th.


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Losers

  • InspireMD Inc NSPR shares tumbled 42.7% to close at $1.49 on Friday. InspireMD priced its 2.77 million unit underwritten public offering at $1.80 per unit.
  • USA Technologies, Inc. USAT fell 34.,8% to close at $4.99.
  • Francesca's Holdings Corporation FRAN dropped 24.8% to close at $11.16.
  • Roku, Inc. ROKU fell 19.2% to close at $108.05 after Pivotal Research initiated coverage on the stock with a Sell rating and a $60 price target.
  • Viveve Medical, Inc. VIVE shares declined 18.4% to close at $6.17.
  • Yuma Energy, Inc. YUMA fell 16.7% to close at $4.15 after dropping 3.11% on Thursday.
  • AIM ImmunoTech Inc. AIM dropped 15.9% to close at $1.85.
  • Eros International Plc EROS dipped 14.8% to close at $2.99.
  • SMTC Corporation SMTX fell 14% to close at $2.53 after the company reported plan to exit China and issued weak sales forecast.
  • YRC Worldwide Inc. YRCW fell 11.7% to close at $3.56.
  • NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. NCSM tumbled 11.3% to close at $2.13.
  • Westwater Resources, Inc. WWR fell 11.1% to close at $3.37.
  • IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. IDYA dipped 11.1% to close at $9.02.
  • CARBO Ceramics Inc. CRR fell 10.2% to close at $2.38.
  • Pareteum Corp TEUM dropped 9.2% to close at $1.67 after the company priced a $40 million offering of its common stocks and warrants.
  • Peabody Energy Corporation BTU shares dropped 9% to close at $15.50.
  • Seadrill Limited SDRL shares fell 7.7% to close at $2.40 after dropping 10.65% on Thursday.
  • Xilinx, Inc. XLNX fell 6.8% to close at $96.55 after the company disclosed that the CFO Lorenzo Flores is stepping down. Bank of America downgraded the company's stock from Buy to Neutral.
  • PG&E Corporation PCG shares fell 4.9% to close at $11.61 after the company reached an agreement with wildfire victims. The agreement clears a path for the company's bankruptcy to be resolved by the June 2020 deadline.
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