18 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Wednesday - Akebia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKBA)

Sajan, Inc. SAJA shares jumped 43.9 percent to $5.74 after the company agreed to be purchased by AMPLEXOR at $5.83 per share in cash.
Akebia Therapeutics Inc AKBA shares climbed 37.3 percent to $12.86. Akebia Therapeutics and Otsuka disclosed that they have expanded relationship with collaboration to develop and commercialize Vadadustat in Europe, China and other territories.
PhotoMedex Inc PHMD shares rose 31.4 percent to $1.80.
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. NADL shares climbed 21.7 percent to $2.67. North Atlantic Drilling reported that it has amended the revolving credit facility provided by Seadrill and raised it to $50 million.
iRobot Corporation IRBT shares gained 14.4 percent to $79.09 after the company posted upbeat Q1 earnings.
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. CETV surged 12.3 percent to $4.10 after the company posted a 29 percent growth in its Q1 core profit.
Amtech Systems, Inc. ASYS rose 11.6 percent to $6.14 after the company disclosed that its solar unit, Tempress Systems, received a follow-on order for the second phase of 1GW project.
MediciNova, Inc. MNOV gained 11.3 percent to $6.20 after the company disclosed that exploratory interim clinical outcomes data from its clinical trial of MN-166 showed significantly higher survival rate in ALS at the American Academy of Neurology.
Edwards Lifesciences Corp EW shares surged 10.6 percent to $109.44 after the company posted upbeat quarterly profit.
Twitter Inc TWTR climbed 10.3 percent to $16.17 after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter.
Conn's Inc CONN rose 9.8 percent to $16.26. KeyBanc upgraded Conn's from Sector Weight to Overweight.
Fusion Telecommunications Int'l, Inc. FSNN shares climbed 8.5 percent to $1.55. B. Riley initiated coverage on Fusion Telecommunications with a Buy rating.
Apptio Inc APTI rose 7.5 percent to $13.75. JP Morgan upgraded Apptio from Neutral to Overweight.
Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN shares gained 5.7 percent to $124.97 on stronger-than-expected Q1 results.
Ocwen Financial Corp OCN gained 5.5 percent to $2.41. Ocwen Financial reported the filing of two related motions that seek an early court ruling that the CFPB is unconstitutional.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. CMG shares climbed 4.9 percent to $493.57 as the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter.
Deckers Outdoor Corp DECK rose 4.6 percent to $61.45 after the company reported a review of strategic alternatives.
Logitech International SA (USA) LOGI gained 3.8 percent to $32.99 after the company posted results for its fourth quarter.

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