Gainers

  • Cellect Biotechnology Ltd APOP shares jumped 52.3 percent to $10.84 after the company disclosed breakthrough clinical results.
  • ChemoCentryx Inc CCXI surged 34.7 percent to $8.34. ChemoCentryx disclosed that the EMA has accepted for review the registration dossier in support of conditional marketing authorization for avacopan in the treatment of patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis. The company also reports securing of up to $100 million in new capital commitments.
  • HTG Molecular Diagnostics Inc HTGM shares rose 27.1 percent to $2.91 after the company issued a strong sales forecast.
  • OneMain Holdings Inc OMF shares climbed 24.2 percent to $33.02. Apollo Global and Varde Partners reported the purchase of significant position in OneMain Holdings from fund managed by affiliate of Fortress Investment Group.
  • Cheetah Mobile Inc (ADR) CMCM shares climbed 20.32 percent to $13.68 after falling 4.36 percent on Wednesday.
  • Asterias Biotherapeutics Inc AST shares jumped 16.3 percent to $2.50 after the company reported milestone targets for 2018.
  • Xunlei Ltd XNET shares rose 14.4 percent to $19.05.
  • Audentes Therapeutics Inc BOLD gained 12.6 percent to $40.01 after the company disclosed positive interim data from the first dose cohort of ASPIRO, a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of AT132 in patients with X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy.
  • Zumiez Inc. ZUMZ shares gained 12.2 percent to $23.00 after the company raised its earnings outlook for the fourth quarter. Sales in December were up 7.9 percent versus an estimated 3.7 percent.
  • Allied Healthcare Products Inc AHPI shares rose 11.5 percent to $2.30.
  • Takung Art Co Ltd TKAT shares gained 11.5 percent to $2.90.
  • Future Fintech Group Inc FTFT shares jumped 10.8 percent to $5.54. Future FinTech reported a 5 percent stake in Blockchain Technology Co.
  • Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. HOS rose 10.3 percent to $4.08.
  • Energizer Holdings Inc ENR shares climbed 6.3 percent to $51.48. Deutsche Bank upgraded Energizer from Hold to Buy.
  • Cogint, Inc. COGT shares gained 5.8 percent to $5.03. Cogint and Dragonchain reported a strategic alliance to combine analytics and intelligence with blockchain technology.
  • Cleantech Solutions International Inc CLNT gained 3.8 percent to $9.20 after the company reported exclusivity deal with Channel Power for potential purchase of Touch Media.
  • Dova Pharmaceuticals Inc DOVA gained 3.4 percent to $27.12 after the company issued updates on ITP and CIT programs following FDA meetings.


Losers

  • Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc AMPE shares fell 18.6 percent to $2.49.
  • AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. AQB shares declined 18.4 percent to $5.57 after dropping 24.07 percent on Wednesday.
  • China Hgs Real Estate Inc HGSH dropped 18 percent to $2.01 after surging 96.00 percent on Wednesday.
  • Innovative Industrial Properties Inc IIPR shares fell 14.5 percent to $27.20.
  • Insys Therapeutics Inc INSY shares dipped 14.5 percent to $11.44.
  • Cato Corp CATO tumbled 14.1 percent to $13.11. Cato reported a 9 percent drop in sales for the five weeks ended December 30, 2017. Same-store sales fell 9 percent for the month.
  • Buckle Inc BKE shares dipped 13.9 percent to $21.15. Buckle posted a 4.1 percent drop in comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 5-week period ended December 30, 2017.
  • L Brands Inc LB dipped 13.8 percent to $50.15. L Brands reported a 3 percent rise in its December sales and narrowed its Q4 earnings outlook.
  • Renren Inc RENN shares dropped 12.8 percent to $15.96 after gaining 47.39 percent on Wednesday.
  • Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SNSS shares fell 11.7 percent to $3.56.
  • Rex Energy Corporation REXX shares declined 11.5 percent to $2.00.
  • United Natural Foods, Inc. UNFI shares dropped 11.1 percent to $43.96.
  • Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. ESIO dipped 10.6 percent to $20.27.
  • Roku Inc ROKU shares slipped 6.9 percent to $51.62 after gaining 6.47 percent on Wednesday.
  • Snap Inc SNAP dropped 5 percent to $14.55. Cowen & Co. downgraded Snap from Market Perform to Underperform.
  • Rite Aid Corporation RAD fell 2.6 percent to $2.05 after the company reported weaker-than-expected revenue for its third quarter and announced a 2.5 percent drop in Q3 comps. Third quarter adjusted EPS came in flat, beating estimates by 2 cents. The company announced it adopted a tax benefits preservation plan to protect valuable tax assets.
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