15 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Friday - British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI), Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS)

Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc HMNY shares surged 109.4 percent to $11.62. Helios and Matheson Analytics shares have jumped 165.97 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.06 percent in the same period.
Concordia International Corp CXRX shares gained 36 percent to $5.40. Concordia shares have dropped 82.83 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has increased 6.06 percent in the same period.
Alkermes Plc ALKS shares climbed 29.5 percent to $56.33 after the company announced positive topline results from its late-stage clinical study of ALKS 5461 for the treatment of depression.
Reynolds American, Inc. RAI jumped 15.8 percent to $54.62. British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) BTI made a $47 billion takeover offer for the roughly 58 percent of Reynolds American that it doesn’t already own — a move that would cement the two cigarette giants’ longstanding trans-Atlantic ties and create the world’s largest listed tobacco company by revenue and market value. BAT owns 42.2 percent of Reynolds, and is offering cash and BAT stock worth $56.50 a share for the rest of the company.
Cerecor Inc CERC shares gained 15.8 percent to $3.88 in sympathy to Alkermes depression drug data.
Knoll Inc KNL rose 14.1 percent to $23.58 after the company posted upbeat results for the third quarter.
Everyday Health Inc EVDY shares surged 11.4 percent to $10.48 after the company disclosed that it struck a definitive deal with Ziff Davis, LLC, which comprises J2 Global Inc JCOM, enabling the latter to buy it for $10.50 a share in cash. This would translate in an enterprise value of approximately $465 million.
OpGen Inc OPGN rose 11 percent to $1.51. OpGen is expected to report Q3 financial results on October 24, 2016.
Celestica Inc CLS climbed 9.4 percent to $11.42 after the company posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
Time Warner Inc TWX shares gained 8.7 percent to $90.24. The Wall Street Journal reported that AT&T Inc. T is in advanced talks to acquire Time Warner.
Paypal Holdings Inc PYPL shares surged 7.5 percent to $43.10. Paypal reported in-line earnings for its third quarter, while revenue beat analysts’ estimates.
SVB Financial Group SIVB shares gained 7 percent to $125.00. SVB Financial posted strong Q3 results.
Microsoft Corporation MSFT gained 4.1 percent to $59.62 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Thursday.
KLA-Tencor Corp KLAC shares gained 2.8 percent to $73.97 after the company posted upbeat Q1 results.
McDonald's Corporation MCD rose 2.5 percent to $113.36 as the company reported better-than-expected results for its third quarter.

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