Morning Market Gainers - Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI)

Novogen Limited NVGN

shares jumped 44.48% to $4.45 on positive Anisina report.

Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. VTSS

shares surged 36.63% to $5.32 after

Microsemi Corp. MSCC

announced its plans to acquire Vitesse Semiconductor for $5.28 per share.

Retrophin, Inc.RTRX

shares rose 27.85% to $18.87 on the FDA approval of Cholbam.

Vermillion, Inc. VRML

jumped 19.94% to $2.12. Vermillion entered into 3 agreements with

Quest Diagnostics DGX. Ignyta, Inc. RXDX shares gained 20.33% to $9.53 after the company reported the purchase of four oncology units from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. TEVA. Quiksilver Inc. ZQK jumped 14.12% to $1.94 after the company reported a narrower-than-expected loss for its fiscal first quarter. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. ASTI shares rose 12.76% to $1.37. Ascent Solar's Q4 sales jumped 107% versus the previous quarter to $2.4 million. The company expected full-year revenue of $10 million to $12 million. Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. FRSH shares gained 11.78% to $16.43 after the company reported financial results for the fourth quarter. The company posted quarterly net income of $2.8 million, or $0.17 per diluted share on total revenue of $28.3 million. Akorn, Inc. AKRX shares rose 8.51% to $47.57 after the company filed its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, along with re-stated results for the first and second quarters.

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