Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (VSEA, GMCR, ACLS, VCLK)

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc VSEA shares surged 51.37% to $61.38 in the pre-market session. Applied Materials Inc AMAT agreed to acquire VSEA for about $4.9 billion. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc GMCR shares advanced 20.34% to $77.10 in the pre-market session. GMCR reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings and also lifted its projections for the full year. Axcelis Technologies Inc ACLS climbed 19.32% to $2.10 in the pre-market session. ACLS' PEG ratio is 0.50. ValueClick Inc VCLK jumped 12.33% to $18.50 in the pre-market session. VCLK reported a 22% y/y rise in its Q1 revenue. Read more from Benzinga's Markets.