Morning Market Gainers - APA (NASDAQ:APA)

Iconix Brand Group Inc ICON

shares jumped 26.09 percent to $8.70. Iconix Brand Group reported a Q3 loss of $0.13 per share on revenue of $88.935 million.

UCP Inc UCP surged 25.41 percent to $8.34 after the company reported upbeat Q3 earnings. Sterling Construction Company, Inc. STRL gained 16.39 percent to $4.90 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 earnings and appointed Ronald Ballschmiede as EVP and CFO. Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. PCL shares jumped 15.29 percent to $46.45 after Weyerhaeuser Co WY announced its plans to buy Plum Creek Timber in an $8.44 billion deal. The company also plans to explore strategic alternatives for its cellulose fibers business. Apache Corporation APA shares surged 11.52 percent to $53.16. Apache rejected a takeover bid from unidentified buyer and is working with Goldman Sachs, according to Bloomberg. Edap Tms SA (ADR) EDAP rose 10.20 percent to $6.05 after the company reported that it has received the FDA approval for Ablatherm HIFU. Relypsa Inc RLYP shares climbed 9.14 percent to $20.59 after gaining 0.64 percent on Friday. Horizon Pharma PLC HZNP rose 7.81 percent to $22.64. Horizon Pharma issued a strong FY16 sales forecast. It projected FY20 sales of $800 million to $1 billion. Blount International Inc BLT shares surged 7.65 percent to $6.61. Blout International reported Q3 earnings of $0.25 per share on revenue of $209 million. Dean Foods Co DF shares gained 6.74 percent to $19.15 after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter and issued a strong forecast. NewLink Genetics Corp NLNK jumped 6.63 percent to $19.13 after announcing promising clinical data on Indoximod. RealD RLD shares rose 2.55 percent to $10.84 after the company agreed to be acquired by Rizvi Traverse for $11 per share in cash. RealID reported a Q2 loss of $0.15 per share on revenue of $38.5 million.

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