Looks like we are in for another positive open.
$MTSL, $NVDQ gapper,$STSI bottom bounce,$UPIP range break, $OCLR pr, $LLNW,$SVA pr big gapper,$ARWR pr,$SCMP earnings beat, $BLDP pr, $ACAD finally!! possibly breaking out this morning,$QUIK upgrade
Seeking Alpha
Today's Markets:
In Asia, Japan +1.2% to 12381. Hong Kong +0.3% to 22619. China +0.3% to 2270. India +1.1% to 19570.
In Europe, at midday, London +0.3%. Paris +0.5%. Frankfurt +0.6%.
Futures at 7:00: Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq +0.2%. Crude -0.2% to $92.36. Gold -0.3% to $1583.80.
Today's economic calendar:
8:30 Producer Price Index
8:30 Initial Jobless Claims
8:30 Current Account
9:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
1:00 PM Results of $13B, 30-Year Note Auction
4:30 PM Money Supply
4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet
Notable earnings before today's open: ARQL, BKE, DSX, EBIX, GLP, SOL, TA
Notable earnings after today's close: ANAC, ARO, BCEI, COSI, CPE, EGY, FXEN, HOGS, KKD, MCP, OMPI, STEC, ULTA, ZUMZ
Briefing.com
Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: MW +13.5% (also
announces it is
evaluating strategic alternatives for its K&G
operations), SIGM +6.3% (also upgraded to Buy at Needham), CBK +5.8%, SCMP +5.1%, CBK +5%, PIP +2.2% (light
volume).
M&A news: AEE +4.4% (Dynegy to acquire Ameren Energy
Resources unit).
Select financial related names showing strength: CS
+2.3%, DB +1.6%, BBVA
+1.5%, HBC +1.3%, SAN +1.2%.
A few telecom related names ticking higher: TEF +2.2%, TI +2.2%, BT +2.1%, PT
+1.5%
Other news: ATOS +5.3% (continued strength), ASI +4.3%
(announces review of
strategic alternatives), ALU +3.5% (ticking higher,
Barnes & Noble loses bid to dismiss Alcatel-Lucent claims, according to reports), BLDP +3.3% (announced
signing of an agreement between Van Hool NV), BBRY +3.2% (continued strength
following late order news), CLNE +2% (Reuters discusses news that China's ENN Group will establish natural gas fueling stations, according to reports ), NOK
+1.4% (still checking), E +1.2% (selling stake in nat gas assets to CNPC,
according to reports), YHOO +0.7% (Yahoo! Mail and Messenger exec departs,
according to AllThingsD).
Analyst comments: JCP +4.2% (initiated with a Buy at
BTIG), LNKD +2.1% ( tgt
to $220 from $157 at Goldman), AL +1.4% (upgraded to
Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays), AAPL +1.1% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BTIG), KO
+0.8% (upgraded to Outperform from Underperform at Credit Agricole)
Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance: DCTH
-9.4%, VRA -7.6% (also
downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William
Blair), FTK -3.5%, KIRK -3% (light volume), NTI -2.8%, OFC -0.9% (also prices offering of 3.9 mln
common shares ).
-0.9%, AU -0.8%, CDE -0.8%, IAG -0.8%, BHP -0.6%, KGC -0.5%.
Other news: NBG -7.5% (following Statement by the EC, ECB
and IMF on Greece),
SSNC -4.8% (announces sale of 7.75 mln shares of common
stock by selling stockholders ), ANAD -4.5% (announced that it is offering to sell shares of
its common stock in an underwritten public offering), SLCA -3.5% (still
checking), ETFC -1.9% ( announces secondary offering of ~27.4 mln shares of
common stock by an affiliate of Citadel LLC )
Analyst comments: AMZN -1.9% (downgraded to Neutral from
Overweight at JP
Morgan), CNW -1.3% (ticking lower, downgraded to Neutral
from Buy at Goldman), AER -0.9% (ticking lower, downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at
Barclays), NEE -0.4% ( downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Atlantic
Equities), ETN -0.3% (downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays)
Good luck trading everyone
| Today's Upgrades: | ||
| Company | Ticker | Brokerage Firm |
| Advantage Oil and Gas | AAV | Stifel |
| Canadian Natrl Res | CNQ | Stifel |
| Ryanair Hldgs | RYAAY | Raymond James |
| Avon Products | AVP | Stifel |
| ArcelorMittal | MT | Citigroup |
| ASM Intl NV | ASMI | Natixis Bleichroeder |
| Johnson Controls | JCI | Credit Agricole |
| Sigma Designs | SIGM | Needham |
| Coca-Cola | KO | Credit Agricole |
| BostonPrivate Fin | BPFH | Jefferies |
| Today's Downgrades: | ||
| Company | Ticker | Brokerage Firm |
| Independent Bank | INDB | Guggenheim |
| Susquehanna Bank | SUSQ | Guggenheim |
| Fulton Fincl | FULT | Guggenheim |
| Sasol | SSL | Citigroup |
| Lufkin Industries | LUFK | Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey |
| Centene | CNC | JP Morgan |
| NextEra Energy | NEE | Atlantic Equities |
| Amdocs | DOX | Oppenheimer |
| Geron | GERN | Piper Jaffray |
| Amazon.com | AMZN | JP Morgan |
| Walter Investment Mgmt | WAC | Keefe Bruyette |
| E*TRADE | ETFC | Keefe Bruyette |
| Con-way | CNW | Goldman |
| Hot Topic | HOTT | Piper Jaffray |
| Airgas | ARG | Morgan Stanley |
| Western Asset Mortgage | WMC | Compass Point |
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