Benzinga's Top #PreMarket Gainers

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. AVXL shares climbed 23.46 percent to $4.00 in pre-market trading after the company announced that it is moving forward with the development program for ANAVEX 2-7. Fairchild Semiconductor Intl Inc FCS shares surged 8.11 percent to $19.33 in pre-market trading following announcement of ON Semiconductor Corp ON $20.00 per share offer. Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC shares rose 5.78 percent to $92.00 in pre-market trading following Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) CP announcement of details of offer. bluebird bio Inc BLUE gained 5.14 percent to $83.70 in pre-market trading. Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on bluebird bio with a Buy rating and a $165.00 price target. Lowe's Companies, Inc. LOW shares rose 2.25 percent to $74.49 in pre-market trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for the third quarter.