Gainers

  • Retailmenot Inc. SALE shares rose 48.39 percent to $11.50 in pre-market trading after news of RetailMeNot being acquired by Harland Clarke for $630 million.
  • Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc IDRA shares rose 22.27 percent to $2.69 in pre-market trading after Idera Pharmaceuticals advanced investigational treatment – Intratumoral IMO-2125 in combination with Ipilimumab - for Unmet Need in Anti-PD-1 Refractory Metastatic Melanoma.
  • Maxwell Technologies Inc. MXWL rose 20.18 percent to $6.55 in pre-market trading after the company signed $47 Million strategic equity investment agreement with China's SDIC fund management Co., Ltd.
  • Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd PME rose 10.11 percent to $4.90 in pre-market trading after Pingtan Marine Enterprise expanded its international fishing presence through the purchase of five internationally licensed vessels.
  • TherapeuticsMD Inc. TXMD rose 9.68 percent to $6.80 in pre-market trading after experiencing a 16 percent decline on Monday.
  • Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc AUPH rose 7 percent to $7.49 in pre-market trading after Aurinia announced to host an investor event and webcast on April 20 in Orlando, FL.
  • Mechel PAO (ADR) MTL rose 4.05 percent to $5.65 in pre-market trading after the company launched new mining equipment at the Neryungrinsky open pit.
  • Allergan plc AGN rose 4.05 percent to $5.65 in pre-market trading. Allergan launched Frames of Mind, encouraging people living with migraine to share common experiences through art.
  • Cheetah Mobile Inc CMCM rose 3.20 percent to $11.29 in pre-market trading. Cheetah Mobile has appointed a new CFO.
  • Arcos Dorados Holding Inc ARCO rose 3.18 percent to $8.10 in pre-market trading after the company was recognized by Global Council of Corporate Universities.
  • Kinder Morgan Inc. KMI shares rose 2.99 percent to $22.40 in pre-market trading.
  • Axovant Sciences Ltd. AXON shares rose 2.75 percent to $19.05 in pre-market trading after the company announced a $125 million public offering of its common shares.

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Losers

  • Globus Maritime Ltd GLBS dropped 14.57 percent to $2.99 in pre-market trading. Globus Maritime closed a $5 million equity private placement and the conversion of certain outstanding loans.
  • Biotelemetry Inc. BEAT fell 6.06 percent to $27.90 in pre-market trading after the company entered into an agreement to acquire a Swiss competitor for $257.4 million.
  • Power Solutions Inc PSIX shares fell 5.76 percent to $8.50 in pre-market trading after Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announced an investigation involving possible securities fraud violations by certain officers and directors of Power Solutions International, Inc.
  • Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. OREX fell 5.45 percent to $2.43 in pre-market trading after Purcell Julie & Lefkowitz LLP started investigating Orexigen for potential breaches of fiduciary duty by its board of directors.
  • Dryships Inc. DRYS shares fell 4.84 percent to $2.36 in pre-market trading after the company shares declined ~17 percent on Monday to a new 52-week low of $0.58.
  • United Continental Holdings Inc UAL fell 3.52 percent to $69 in pre-market trading after reports of the airlines allegedly dragging a passenger from his seat.
  • Cleantech Solutions International, Inc. CLNT fell 2.50 percent to $5.45 in pre-market trading. Cleantech Solutions International has regained compliance with NASDAQ minimum bid price listing requirement.
  • Geron Corporation GERN shares fell 1.95 percent to $2.52 in the pre-market trading after gaining 21 percent in pre-market trading on Monday.
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