28 Stocks Moving In Friday's Pre-Market Session

Gainers

• Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp ITEK rose 28.5 percent to $3.79 in pre-market trading after the company reported filing of preliminary proxy statement for a deal with Rocket Pharma.
• Miragen Therapeutics, Inc. MGEN gained 12.4 percent to $10.35 after the company reported new data related to MRG-106 on mycosis fungoides form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
• AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc ACRX shares rose 9.3 percent to $2.35 in the pre-market trading session after declining 59.81 percent on Thursday.
• Spark Therapeutics Inc ONCE rose 7.6 percent to $92.74 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that an FDA panel has unanimously recommended approval of its LUXTURNA.
• Benitec Biopharma Ltd (ADR) BNTC shares rose 6 percent to $2.65 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.63 percent on Thursday.
• Athersys, Inc. ATHX rose 5.8 percent to $2.38 in pre-market trading after falling 5.86 percent on Thursday.
• Kandi Technologies Group Inc KNDI rose 5.5 percent to $8.65 in the pre-market trading session after slipping 0.61 percent on Thursday.
• NewLink Genetics Corp NLNK shares rose 5.3 percent to $11.85 in pre-market trading after climbing 2.65 percent on Thursday.
• Owens & Minor, Inc. OMI rose 4.9 percent to $29.78 after gaining 1.14 percent on Thursday.
• Cemex SAB de CV (ADR) CX rose 4.6 percent to $8.36 in pre-market trading after dropping 2.32 percent on Thursday.
• J.Jill Inc JILL shares rose 4.3 percent to $5.07 in pre-market trading after tumbling 51.06 percent on Thursday.
• ArcelorMittal SA (ADR) MT shares rose 4.3 percent to $28.24 in pre-market trading after gaining 2.30 percent on Thursday.
• LKQ Corporation LKQ rose 3.6 percent to $38.50 in pre-market trading. LKQ is expected to release Q3 financial results on October 26, 2017.
• Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ERIC shares rose 3.3 percent to $5.94 in the pre-market trading session after slipping 0.17 percent on Thursday.

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Losers

• Antares Pharma Inc ATRS shares fell 40.4 percent to $2.22 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed the receipt of an FDA letter that notified the company of deficiencies in its XYOSTED NDA filing.
• Tandem Diabetes Care Inc TNDM fell 25.9 percent to $3.47 in pre-market trading after the company reported a proposed offering of common stock and series A and B warrants.
• Sunshine Heart Inc CHFS fell 23.9 percent to $7.31 in pre-market trading. CHF Solutions reported the effectiveness of 1-for-20 reverse stock split.
• Applied Optoelectronics Inc AAOI fell 21.2 percent to $46.35 in pre-market trading after the company offered a warning related to its upcoming third-quarter results Thursday afternoon. Applied Optoelectronics reduced its third-quarter sales guidance from a prior $107 million-$115 million to a new range of $88 million-$89 million. Earnings per share are expected to come in between $1.04 and $1.09, well below the previous guidance figures in the range of $1.30-$1.43.
• Hostess Brands, Inc. TWNK shares fell 10.7 percent to $12.00 in pre-market trading. Hostess Brands disclosed the retirement of its CEO Bill Toler effective March 1, 2018 or sooner if a replacement is appointed. UBS downgraded Hostess Brands from Neutral to Sell.
• Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. INFI fell 10.2 percent to $3.35 in the pre-market trading session after jumping 123.35 percent on Thursday.
• Endocyte, Inc. ECYT fell 9.3 percent to $4.40 in pre-market trading following a shelf registration filing for a $150 million mixed securities shelf offering. The offering news followed an earlier after-hours 13G filing from Cambridge Isotope Labs which showed a 7.1 percent stake in the company.
• Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc HMNY fell 8.8 percent to $18.70 in pre-market trading. The stock had rallied more than 200 percent since October 5. Shares tumbled nearly 40 percent by the close of Thursday's trade as investors took profits following the recent massive rally. Adding to the volatility, Citron Research's Andrew Left got involved, disclosing on Wednesday his belief that Helios and Matheson was likely a strong short. Left was out Thursday afternoon announcing that he had cover his short in the stock.
• Twenty-First Century Fox Inc FOX shares fell 8 percent to $23.45 in pre-market trading after rising 0.04 percent on Thursday.
• CASI Pharmaceuticals Inc NASDAQ: CASI) fell 7.7 percent to $3.36 in pre-market trading after climbing 10.98 percent on Thursday.
• MannKind Corporation MNKD shares fell 5 percent to $5.20 in pre-market trading.
• Smart Global Holdings Inc SGH shares fell 4.8 percent to $33.11 after dropping 5.82 percent on Thursday.
• BioTime, Inc. BTX fell 4.1 percent to $2.62 in pre-market trading after the company announced an offering of common stock.
• 3D Systems Corporation DDD shares fell 4 percent to $12.59 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.16 percent on Thursday.