Morning Market Gainers - AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN)

AirMedia Group Inc. AMCN

jumped 41.46% to $2.90. AirMedia Group announced its plans to sell 5% equity interest of its Advertising Business for RMB 150 million.

Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. EYES

shares gained 21.63% to $15.35 after the company reported the first successful implant of Model of Orion I visual cortical prosthesis.

Zep, Inc. ZEP

climbed 17.50% to $20.08 after the company agreed to be acquired by New Mountain Capital for $20.05 per share in cash.

Regulus Therapeutics Inc. RGLS rose 11.41% to $17.77 following news that AstraZeneca plc (ADR) AZN selected its RG-125 as a clinical candidate. PostRock Energy Corporation PSTR shares jumped 7.52% to $4.68 after jumping 139.01% on Tuesday. Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. INO shares rose 5.73% to $9.60 as the company reported that it has been selected by the DARPA to lead a $45 million program to expedite development of novel products to prevent and treat disease caused by Ebola. Mitcham Industries Inc. MIND shares climbed 3.66% to $4.82. Mitcham Industries reported Q4 adjusted loss of $0.32 per share on revenue of $15 million. CyberArk Software, Ltd. CYBR shares gained 3.63% to $61.61 after rising 8.13% on Tuesday. Baltic Trading Limited BALT shares surged 3.09% to $1.67 after Genco Shipping & Trading announced its plans to acquire Baltic Trading in a stock-for-stock transaction. Tesla Motors, Inc. TSLA shares climbed 3.05% to $209.46. Tesla has started taking orders for new Model S.

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