18 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Monday - GeoPark (NYSE:GPRK)

Cerulean Pharma Inc CERU shares jumped 36.8 percent to $2.08. Cerulean Pharma shares have dropped 33.91 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 17.48 percent in the same period.
Mobileye NV MBLY shares surged 29.6 percent to $61.27. Intel Corporation INTC announced plans to acquire Mobileye for $15.3 billion, or $63.54 per share in cash.
Verastem Inc VSTM shares gained 19.4 percent to $1.48.
Heat Biologics Inc HTBX shares climbed 16.7 percent to $1.05 after the company disclosed that it has achieved the efficacy endpoint in its Phase 1b trial.
AMEC Foster Wheeler plc AMFW shares jumped 14.2 percent to $6.74 after Wood Group announced plans to acquire Amec in a $2.73 billion deal.
Pulse Biosciences Inc PLSE shares jumped 13.8 percent to $20.73.
NL Industries Inc NL shares gained 13.7 percent to $6.65. NL Industries posted Q4 earnings of $0.20 per share on revenue of $26.3 million.
Valhi, Inc. VHI climbed 11.6 percent to $3.47. Valhi reported Q4 net income of $9.1 million on revenue of $407.9 million.
Geopark Ltd GPRK rose 10.5 percent to $6.75. JP Morgan upgraded Geopark from Neutral to Overweight.
Scorpio Bulkers Inc SALT surged 9.2 percent to $8.35. Credit Suisse upgraded Scorpio Bulkers from Neutral to Outperform.
Mechel PAO (ADR) MTL rose 9 percent to $4.75. Mechel announced the launch of a new longwall at Southern Kuzbass.
Lifetime Brands Inc LCUT shares climbed 8.7 percent to $15.70 after the company reported strong earnings for its fourth quarter.
Kirkland's, Inc. KIRK gained 8.2 percent to $12.41. Raymond James upgraded Finisar from Outperform to Strong Buy.
Central Federal Corporation CFBK shares rose 7.1 percent to $2.09 after gaining 1.56 percent on Friday.
Cempra Inc CEMP shares rose 4 percent to $3.74. Cempra retained Morgan Stanley to lead its process to review strategic business options.
Blueprint Medicines Corp BPMC gained 3.3 percent to $40.61. Goldman Sachs upgraded Blueprint Medicines from Neutral to Buy.
Gartner Inc IT rose 3 percent to $108.92. RBC Capital upgraded Gartner from Outperform to Top Pick and raised the price target from $117.00 to $124.00.
Health Insurance Innovations Inc HIIQ shares rose 3 percent to $16.20. Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on Health Insurance with a Buy rating.

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