Gainers

  • Tengasco, Inc. TGC shares climbed 73.71 percent to close at $1.52 on Tuesday.
  • Anavex Life Sciences Corp AVXL gained 43.61 percent to close at $3.82 in reaction to an encouraging announcement from Australia's regulatory body. The clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on treating neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases said it received approval by the Australian Human Research Ethics Committee to start a phase 2b/3 trial of its Anavex 2--73 for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease.
  • Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. JNP gained 31.61 percent to close at $11.45 on Tuesday after the company agreed to be acquired by Catalent, Inc. CTLT for $11.50 per share in cash.
  • Micronet Enertec Technologies, Inc. MICT shares rose 28.57 percent to close at $1.62 after the company reported a strategic transaction with 14.89 percent stakeholder BNN Technology.
  • Urban One, Inc. UONE gained 18.18 percent to close at $3.25.
  • Barnwell Industries, Inc. BRN gained 17.62 percent to close at $2.47 after gaining 5.71 percent on Monday.
  • Banco Macro S.A. BMA climbed 16.84 percent to close at $67.43.
  • Genius Brands International, Inc. GNUS gained 15.45 percent to close at $2.54 on Tuesday.
  • Acxiom Corporation ACXM rose 15.32 percent to close at $39.45 after the company agreed to sell its marketing solutions division for $2.3 billion in cash to Interpublic Group of Companies Inc IPG.
  • BBVA Banco Francés S.A. BFR rose 13.86 percent to close at $13.23.
  • Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. TGS gained 13.71 percent to close at $13.60.
  • Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima LOMA climbed 13.65 percent to close at $11.32 on Tuesday.
  • Pampa Energía S.A. PAM rose 13.4 percent to close at $38.50.
  • VEON Ltd. VEON rose 13.39 percent to close at $2.71 in reaction to the announcement of two new strategic actions. The provider of connectivity and internet services said it has: 1) agreed to sell its 50 percent stake in Wind Tre to CK Hutchinson for 2.45 billion euros (approximately $2.86 billion) and 2) submitted an offer to buy Global Telecom Holding's businesses in Pakistan and Bangladesh for $2.55 billion.
  • Axovant Sciences Ltd. AXON surged 13.08 percent to close at $2.68.
  • Acuity Brands, Inc. AYI gained 12.75 percent to close at $132.05 after the company posted upbeat Q3 results.
  • Grupo Supervielle S.A. SUPV climbed 12.34 percent to close at $12.38.
  • Ardelyx, Inc. ARDX gained 12 percent to close at $4.20 on Tuesday.
  • BioLife Solutions, Inc. BLFS gained 11.41 percent to close at $16.70.
  • AZZ Inc. AZZ gained 11.24 percent to close at $48.50 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 results.
  • Aceto Corporation ACET rose 11.18 percent to close at $3.68.
  • MDC Partners Inc. MDCA gained 10.64 percent to close at $5.20.
  • Herman Miller, Inc. MLHR shares rose 10.6 percent to close at $38.10 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its fourth quarter and raised its quarterly dividend from $0.18 per share to $0.1975 per share.
  • ViewRay, Inc. VRAY climbed 10.25 percent to close at $7.85. Jefferies initiated coverage on ViewRay with a Buy rating and a $12 price target.
  • Zafgen, Inc. ZFGN gained 9.21 percent to close at $10.43. Piper Jaffray initiated coverage on Zafgen with an Overweight rating and an $18 price target.
  • Solid Biosciences Inc. SLDB rose 7.87 percent to close at $39.21.
  • Nightstar Therapeutics plc NITE gained 6.34 percent to close at $19.47.
  • Roku, Inc. ROKU climbed 5.2 percent to close at $45.54. Oppenheimer upgraded Roku from Perform to Outperform.
  • Mexco Energy Corporation MXC rose 5.09 percent to close at $8.67 on Tuesday after surging 37.73 percent on Monday.

 

 

 

Losers

  • Black Box Corporation BBOX shares dropped 62.96 percent to close at $0.75 on Tuesday.
  • New Concept Energy, Inc. GBR fell 53.82 percent to close at $4.11 after surging 110.90 percent on Monday.
  • SAExploration Holdings, Inc. SAEX shares declined 25.22 percent to close at $1.72 on Tuesday after climbing 42.86 percent on Monday.
  • Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. RRTS dropped 12.94 percent to close at $2.49.
  • PEDEVCO Corp. PED shares fell 12.07 percent to close at $2.04.
  • Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. HQCL shares fell 10.69 percent to close at $5.60.
  • Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. ORMP shares fell 9.7 percent to close at $6.42 after the company reported a $18.1 million registered direct offering.
  • Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. NEPT fell 9.31 percent to close at $3.02.
  • Lee Enterprises, Incorporated LEE shares fell 8.06 percent to close at $2.85.
  • Micro Focus International plc MFGP shares dropped 7.98 percent to close at $16.26 on Tuesday after rising 2.32 percent on Monday.
  • Destination Maternity Corporation DEST shares declined 7.37 percent to close at $5.53.
  • Tesla, Inc. TSLA shares dropped 7.23 percent to close at $310.86.
  • Epizyme, Inc. EPZM dropped 7.17 percent to close at $12.625. Leerink Swann downgraded Epizyme from Outperform to Market Perform.
  • LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. LITB fell 7.09 percent to close at $1.90.
  • Blink Charging Co. BLNK shares declined 6.89 percent to close at $2.1400.
  • ReShape Lifesciences Inc. RSLS dropped 5.31 percent to close at $2.1400.
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