15 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Thursday - AEterna Zentaris (NASDAQ:AEZS), Avista (NYSE:AVA)

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc SRPT shares jumped 21 percent to $41.25 after the company reported stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue.
AEterna Zentaris Inc. (USA) AEZS shares jumped 20.7 percent to $2.82 after climbing 129.41 percent on Wednesday.
Avista Corp AVA gained 19.6 percent to $51.84 after Hydro One announced a deal to buy Avista at $53 per share in cash.
Sears Holdings Corp SHLD shares jumped 18.2 percent to $10.25. Sears reported the launch of Kenmore products on Amazon.com.
Highpower International Inc HPJ shares climbed 15.9 percent to $4.75. Highpower International reported preliminary Q2 net income of $3.5 million to $4.1 million, and sales of $50 million to $52 million.
Syntel, Inc. SYNT surged 13.1 percent to $19.08 as the company posted strong Q2 results.
Datawatch Corporation DWCH shares gained 10 percent to $10.45. Datawatch reported a Q3 loss of $0.04 per share on sales of $9.07 million.
USA Technologies, Inc. USAT shares gained 9.9 percent to $5.28. USA Technologies priced offering of 8.33 million shares at $4.50 per share.
BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ADR) BVXV shares climbed 9.8 percent to $92.10 after gaining 8.12 percent on Wednesday.
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. OREX shares gained 7.8 percent to $2.50.
Kinder Morgan Inc KMI shares rose 7.6 percent to $21.17after the company reported Q2 results and raised its quarterly dividend from $0.12 per share to $0.125 per share.
Farmland Partners Inc FPI shares climbed 7.2 percent to $9.33 on strong quarterly earnings.
Triumph Bancorp Inc TBK gained 6.7 percent to $27.00 on upbeat Q2 results.
WABCO Holdings Inc. WBC gained 4.6 percent to $137.02 on upbeat quarterly profit.
Polaris Industries Inc. PII shares rose 3.7 percent to $95.91 as the company posted better-than-expected Q2 results.

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