Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (OPEN, HERO, GOLD, CSCO)

OpenTable Inc OPEN rose 1.64% to $63.83 in the pre-market session. Analysts at Merriman upgraded OPEN from "neutral" to "buy." Hercules Offshore Inc HERO added 1.63% to $2.49 in the pre-market session. HERO shares surged after the U.S. Department of Interior said that, from October 15, oil and gas companies with operations in the Gulf of Mexico would have t plug 3,500 oil wells that have been idle for at least five years. Randgold Resources Ltd GOLD moved up 1.17% to $98.46 in the pre-market session. GOLD's quarterly earnings gained 130.00% y/y. Cisco Systems Inc CSCO soared 0.42% to $21.68 in the pre-market trading. CSCO has announced to pay its first dividend to the shareholders, representing a yield of around 1%-2%. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.