Morning Market Gainers

ZS Pharma Inc ZSPH shares jumped 40.69 percent to $89.07 after the company agreed to be acquired by AstraZeneca plc (ADR) AZN for $2.7 billion. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. LXRX shares surged 34.06 percent to $14.13. Lexicon Pharma reported a Q3 loss of $0.34 per share. Sanofi SA (ADR) SNY and Lexicon agreed to collaborate on Sotagliflozin, a potential diabetes treatment. TrueCar Inc TRUE rose 31.65 percent to $8.07 after the company reported upbeat Q3 results. Stamps.com Inc. STMP shares climbed 25.51 percent to $95.36 on stronger-than-expected Q3 results. Builders FirstSource, Inc. BLDR shares rose 23.40 percent to $15.19 after the company reported upbeat Q3 earnings. Weight Watchers International, Inc. WTW shares jumped 23.57 percent to $20.92 after the company reported upbeat Q3 results and raised its FY15 earnings forecast. Tableau Software Inc DATA shares surged 20.19 percent to $101.43 on better-than-expected quarterly earnings. Horizon Pharma PLC HZNP shares gained 16.86 percent to $20.17 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 results and raised its FY15 forecast. Youku Tudou Inc (ADR) YOKU shares gained 9.07 percent to $26.58 after the company agreed to be acquired by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA for $27.60 per ADS share in cash. NVIDIA Corporation NVDA shares rose 8.88 percent to $30.17 after the company reported upbeat results for the third quarter. Relypsa Inc RLYP shares surged 5.33 percent to $19.75. Relypsa reported a Q3 loss of $1.24 per share and announced new employment inducement grants. Guggenheim Securities initiated coverage on Relypsa with a Buy rating and a $46.00 price target. Cellectis SA (ADR) CLLS shares jumped 5.23 percent to $43.44 after surging 17.91 percent on Thursday.
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