18 Stocks Moving In Friday's Pre-Market Session

Gainers

• Dipexium Pharmaceuticals Inc DPRX rose 90.6 percent to $3.05 in pre-market trading after the company announced plans to merge with privately-held PLx Pharma Inc in an all-stock deal.
• Neothetics Inc NEOT rose 20.8 percent to $1.160 in pre-market trading after the company reported the initiation of Phase 2 proof-of-concept trial for LIPO-202 for the reduction of submental subcutaneous fat.
• Magellan Petroleum Corporation MPET shares rose 15.3 percent to $11.00 in pre-market trading after surging 12.77 percent on Thursday.
• Ur-Energy Inc. (USA) URG rose 13.6 percent to $0.585 in pre-market trading. Uranium stocks rose following Trump's tweet on U.S. strengthening nuclear capabilities.
• Uranium Energy Corp. UEC rose 7.1 percent to $1.060 in pre-market trading. Uranium stocks rose following Trump's tweet on U.S. strengthening nuclear capabilities.
• Golden Ocean Group Ltd GOGL shares rose 6.3 percent to $4.54 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.43 percent on Thursday.
• Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc SGYP rose 5.5 percent to $5.00 in pre-market trading after the company announced after Thursday's closing bell that its drug plecanatide, a daily pill to fight irritable bowel syndrome, had achieved positive top-line results from the second of two pivotal phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of the drug.
• Fred's, Inc. FRED shares rose 5 percent to $20.35 in pre-market trading after dropping 4.77 percent on Thursday. Alden Global Capital filed a 13D form showing a 24.8 percent stake in Fred's.
• NRG Energy Inc NRG shares rose 3.8 percent to $12.59 in pre-market trading after dropping 1.94 percent on Thursday.
• Cameco Corp (USA) CCJ shares rose 3.8 percent to $11.00 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.15 percent on Thursday.
• Weight Watchers International, Inc. WTW rose 2.6 percent to $11.37 in pre-market trading after gaining 5.32 percent on Thursday.
• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV FCAU shares rose 2.2 percent to $9.02 in pre-market trading after dropping 2.43 percent on Thursday.

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Losers

• Power Solutions International Inc PSIX fell 8.1 percent to $10.00 in pre-market trading after rising 6.77 percent on Thursday.
• Key Energy Services, Inc. KEG fell 7.2 percent to $29.25 in pre-market trading after declining 1.84 percent on Thursday.
• Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc AERI shares fell 5.5 percent to $35.15 in pre-market trading. Aerie Pharma disclosed that it expects to resubmit the RhopressaTM NDA around the end of Q1 2017.
• InspireMD Inc NSPR shares fell 4.2 percent to $2.50 in pre-market trading after declining 2.97 percent on Thursday.
• Cintas Corporation CTAS shares fell 3.7 percent to $115.60 in pre-market trading. Cintas reported weak earnings for its second quarter. However, the company raised its forecast for fiscal 2017.
• Amira Nature Foods Ltd ANFI shares fell 2.4 percent to $6.11 in pre-market trading after rising 1.46 percent on Thursday.