12 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Thursday - Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI), Bassett Furniture Indus (NASDAQ:BSET)

Spherix Inc SPEX shares jumped 96.4 percent to $3.75 after surging 70.54 percent on Wednesday.
Obseva SA OBSV shares surged 15.3 percent to $6.80. ObsEva reported that it will make presentations related to its assisted reproductive technology and pre-term labor development programs at the ESHRE 2017 Annual Meeting. H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage on ObsEva with a Buy rating and a $27.00 price target.
Select Comfort Corp. SCSS shares rose 12.1 percent to $35.84.
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NBY shares gained 10.8 percent to $3.93.
Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. BSET shares climbed 10.2 percent to $36.15 as the company reported upbeat Q2 results.
Reven Housing Reit Inc RVEN shares rose 10 percent to $5.52.
Acuity Brands, Inc. AYI shares jumped 9.9 percent to $197.48 after the company posted better-than-expected Q3 results.
Energous Corp WATT shares gained 9.6 percent to $16.86 after the company disclosed that Dialog Semiconductor is investing an additional $15 million in the company.
Constellation Brands, Inc. STZ gained 6.6 percent to $195.83 after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter and raised its FY18 adjusted earnings outlook.
DelMar Pharmaceuticals Inc DMPI shares gained 6 percent to $2.50 after surging 17.41 percent on Wednesday.
Groupon Inc GRPN shares rose 5.1 percent to $3.62. B. Riley upgraded Groupon from Neutral to Buy.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA gained 2.5 percent to $78.92. Rite Aid Corporation confirmed a finalized asset purchase agreement with rival Walgreens. Walgreens has attempted to acquire the entirety of Rite Aid since 2015, but instead Rite Aid will now sell 2,186 of its stores, related distribution assets and inventory for an all-cash purchase price of $5.175 billion. Walgreens also posted upbeat quarterly earnings.

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