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Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded up 0.11 percent to 26,055.34 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.35 percent to 7,621.99. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.27 percent to 2,811.23. Leading and Lagging Sectors Monday morning, the financial shares rose 0.8 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in...

BMO Capital boosted the price target for Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) from $75 to $88. Hasbro shares closed at $88.02 on Friday. Cantor Fitzgerald cut the price target on Nightstar Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ: NITE) from $42 to $25.50. Nightstar Therapeutics shares closed at $15.16 on Friday....

Top Upgrades Morgan Stanley upgraded Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC) from Underweight to Equal-Weight. Kraft Heinz shares rose 2.2 percent to $33.10 in pre-market trading. Pivotal Research upgraded Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) from Hold to Buy. Foot Locker shares rose 1.1 percent to $63.75 in pre-...

Gainers Ascendis Pharma A/S (NASDAQ: ASND) rose 70.2 percent to $117.98 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that its TransCon Growth Hormone trial met its primary endpoint. Nightstar Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: NITE) rose 66.6 percent to $25.25 in pre-market trading after the company...

Gainers Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCE) shares climbed 120.09 percent to close at $113.48 on Monday after Roche Holdings AG (OTC: RHHBY) announced plans to acquire the company for $114.50 per share in cash. Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CMTA) gained 74.66 percent to close at $...

Gainers Microbot Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: MBOT) shares climbed 307.92 percent to close at $9.79 on Monday after the company reported a European patent covering its ViRob technology platform. Pedevco Corp (NYSE: PED) shares gained 32.8 percent to close at $1.66 after the company entered an agreement...

Gainers OHR Pharmaceutical Inc (NASDAQ: OHRP) shares jumped 61.36 percent to close at $0.1775 on Thursday after announcing a merger with NeuBase. Ohr shareholders will own 20 percent of the combined company. Kitov Pharma Ltd (NASDAQ: KTOV) surged 44 percent to close at $1.0800 after announcing a...

Top Upgrades Stifel Nicolaus upgraded G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIII) from Hold to Buy. G-III Apparel fell 1.07 percent to close at $28.68 on Friday. JMP Securities upgraded MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) from Market Perform to Market Outperform. MFA Financial shares rose 0.3 percent...

Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.02 percent to 25,393.10 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.71 percent to 7,251.64. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.44 percent to 2,738.16. Leading and Lagging Sectors Tuesday morning, the financial shares climbed 1 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers...

Top Upgrades Credit Suisse upgraded Esterline Technologies Corporation (NYSE: ESL) from Underperform to Neutral. Esterline shares rose 30 percent to close at $115.41 on Wednesday. Keefe Bruyette & Woods upgraded MBT Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: MBTF) from Market Perform to Outperform. MBT...

Gainers Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN) rose 21.8 percent to $3.96 in pre-market trading after the announcement of a $12 million investment and collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb. TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE: TRXC) shares rose 12.2 percent to $5.06 in pre-market trading after the company received...

Gainers Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) surged 66.01 percent to close at $10.16 on Tuesday after falling 15.82 percent on Monday. One Horizon Group Inc (NASDAQ: OHGI) jumped 65.25 percent to close at $0.39 on Tuesday after the company reported the purchase of intellectual property...

Gainers SurveyMonkey Inc. (NASDAQ: SVMK) shares rose 43.67 percent to close at $17.24 on Wednesday. SurveyMonkey priced its 15 million share IPO at $12 per share. Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALDX) shares climbed 34.85 percent to close at $13.35 after announcing positive Phase 2b results...

Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.06 percent to 26,507.24 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.04 percent to 8,010.33. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.03 percent to 2,916.33. Leading and Lagging Sectors Wednesday morning, the health care shares rose 0.45 percent. Meanwhile, top...

Gainers Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ: AMRN) shares surged 314.72 percent to close at $12.40 on Monday after the company's REDUCE-IT cardiovascular study of Vascepa in LDL-C patients met its primary endpoint. SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAEX) shares jumped 284.34 percent to close at...