15 Stocks Moving In Monday's Pre-Market Session

Gainers

• Clovis Oncology Inc CLVS shares rose 41.6 percent to $84.89 in pre-market trading after the company reported that Rucaparib significantly improved progression-free survival in all ovarian cancer patient populations studied in Phase 3 ARIEL3 maintenance treatment trial. The company also announced a $142 million class action settlement. Chardan Capital upgraded Clovis Oncology from Sell to Neutral.
• Rice Energy Inc RICE shares rose 27.2 percent to $25.05 in pre-market trading as EQT Corporation EQT announced plans to buy the company for $6.7 billion.
• Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RIGL rose 14 percent to $2.85 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that its New Drug Application for TAVALISSE is accepted by the FDA.
• Exelixis, Inc. EXEL shares rose 4.6 percent to $20.14 in pre-market trading. IRC has confirmed that cabozantinib has significantly improved progression-free survival compared to sunitinib.
• JD.Com Inc(ADR) JD rose 3.6 percent to $39.54 in pre-market trading. JD.Com reported that transaction volume of 6.18 anniversary sales event rose 50 percent in the first 18 days versus first 18 days in 2016.
• Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc VRX rose 3.5 percent to $13.10 in pre-market trading after the company reported that John Paulson joined its board of directors.
• Sprouts Farmers Market Inc SFM rose 3.1 percent to $21.65 in pre-market trading after dropping 6.29 percent on Friday.
• Nutanix Inc NTNX shares rose 2.5 percent to $18.10 in pre-market trading as the company announced a partnership with Netmagic to offer managed enterprise cloud services.
• Applied Optoelectronics Inc AAOI shares rose 2.3 percent to $64.30 in the pre-market trading session after gaining 1.04 percent on Friday.
• Horizon Pharma PLC HZNP rose 2.1 percent to $10.50 in pre-market trading after the company reported Health Canada approval of PROCYSBI for the treatment of neophropathic cystinosis.

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Losers

• Seattle Genetics, Inc. SGEN fell 12.1 percent to $56.75 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that it has discontinued its Phase 3 CASCADE trial in frontline acute myeloid leukemia.
• TESARO Inc TSRO shares fell 11 percent to $128.50 in pre-market trading after gaining 0.06 percent on Friday.
• EQT Corporation EQT shares fell 6.4 percent to $55.00 after the company announced plans to buy Rice Energy for $6.7 billion.
• Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc PTLA fell around 5.3 percent to $33.20 in pre-market trading after dropping 1.13 percent on Friday.
• IMPINJ Inc PI shares fell 3.1 percent to $54.00 in pre-market trading after surging 19.11 percent on Friday. Morgan Stanley downgraded Impinj from Overweight to Equal-Weight.