Stocks on watch this morning
$CHTP pr, $TPLM upgrade, $OXGN pr, $MITK, $CBMX, $MRIN recent IPO,
$APPY pr, $EXTR potential snap back pr, $TROV pr, $NTWK, $CPRX Pr, $HEK, $PLG,$VELT possible bounce play on pr
Seeking Alpha
Today's Markets:
In Asia, Japan +0.2% to 12494. Hong Kong +0.7% to 22465. China +0.2% to 2,301.26. India +0.1% to 18705.
In Europe, at midday, London -0.5%. Paris -1.5%. Frankfurt -0.8%.
Futures at 7:00: Dow -0.3%. S&P -0.4%. Nasdaq -0.3%. Crude -0.5% to $95.82. Gold -0.2% to $1594.50.
Today's economic calendar:
7:00 MBA Mortgage Applications
10:00 Pending Home Sales
10:30 EIA Petroleum Inventories
11:30 Fed’s Rosengren: Economic Outlook
1:00 PM Fed's Kocherlakota: 'Improving the Outlook with Better Monetary Policy'
1:00 PM Results of $35B, 5-Year Note Auction
3:00 PM USDA Ag. Prices
Notable earnings before today's open: LNN
Notable earnings after today's close: FIVE, PAYX, PVH, RHT, XONE
Briefing.com
Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: CHCI +36.8%,
ENVI +7.1%, DOVR +6.3%
(thinly traded), SAI +4.2% (also reports special cash
dividend of $1.00 per share payable on June 28, 2013).
M&A news: UTSI +27.1% (Shah Capital Management filed
amended 13D; disclosed
offer $3.20 in cash per Ordinary Share).
Other news: APPY +5.3% (Venaxis advances pivotal U.S.
Study and accelerates
European market development for APPY1 Blood-based
Appendicitis Test), DSX +4.1% and NAT +2.1% (positive mention on MadMoney), CPRX +3.9% (thinly traded,
Announces Recommendation of Data Monitoring Committee for Pivotal Phase lll
Clinical Trial for Firdapse).
Analyst comments: PCG +2.4% ( upgraded to Outperform from
Mkt Perform at
Bernstein), VPHM +1.5% (upgraded to Overweight from
Neutral at JP Morgan), VVUS +0.6% (Hearing positive comments at Lazard following financing deal; sees
as potentially unencumbered acquisition candidate)
| Today's Upgrades: | ||
| Company | Ticker | Brokerage Firm |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | BWLD | Feltl & Co. |
| General Mills | GIS | Argus |
| Portugal Telecom | PT | Credit Suisse |
| LVMH | LVMUY | BofA/Merrill |
| PG&E | PCG | Bernstein |
| Sykes Enterprises | SYKE | Wells Fargo |
| Mattress Firm | MFRM | Raymond James |
| GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes S.A. | GOL | Raymond James |
| Genomic Health | GHDX | Leerink Swann |
| DSW | DSW | Citigroup |
| ViroPharma | VPHM | JP Morgan |
| Capital Product Partners | CPLP | BofA/Merrill |
| Banco Bradesco | BBD | BofA/Merrill |
| Cliffs Natural Resources | CLF | Goldman |
| VMware | VMW | ISI Group |
| Today's Downgrades: | ||
| Company | Ticker | Brokerage Firm |
| Focus Media | FMCN | Credit Agricole |
| Obagi Medical | OMPI | ROTH Capital |
| Enphase Energy | ENPH | Raymond James |
| Apollo Group | APOL | Wells Fargo |
| Charles River | CRL | Wells Fargo |
| Cliffs Natural Resources | CLF | Morgan Stanley |
| Western Alliance Bancorp | WAL | Keefe Bruyette |
| Syngenta | SYT | HSBC Securities |
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