33 Stocks Moving In Wednesday's Mid-Day Session

Gainers

• Marathon Patent Group Inc MARA shares surged 30.2 percent to $5.01 after dropping 40.86 percent on Tuesday. Marathon Patent Group filed for sale of 1.85 million shares of common stock by selling stockholders.
• Capricor Therapeutics Inc CAPR shares jumped 17.2 percent to $2.25 after the company reported the FDA clearance of Investigational New Drug application for CAP-1002.
• Rite Aid Corporation RAD gained 13.2 percent to $2.15 following 16.5 percent rally on Tuesday.
• Photronics, Inc. PLAB shares climbed 11.8 percent to $10.45 after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter.
• China Distance Education Hldgs Ltd (ADR) DL shares surged 11.3 percent to $8.67. China Distance Education reported Q4 profit of $5.9 million on revenue of $41.7 million.
• Cytokinetics, Inc. CYTK shares gained 11 percent to $8.05 after falling 7.05 percent on Tuesday.
• Ooma Inc OOMA shares surged 8.5 percent to $10.85 as the company posted strong Q3 results.
• Nuance Communications Inc. NUAN climbed 8 percent to $17.12 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its fourth quarter on Tuesday.
• American Superconductor Corporation AMSC surged 7.8 percent to $3.59 after the company reported $8 million in D-VAR system orders.
• Thermon Group Holdings Inc THR rose 6.3 percent to $24.17. William Blair upgraded Thermon Group from Market Perform to Outperform.
• Domino's Pizza, Inc. DPZ surged 6.1 percent to $182.88. Nomura upgraded Domino's from Neutral to Buy.
• Xencor Inc XNCR rose 5.9 percent to $21.17. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Xencor with an Overweight rating.
• Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc IDRA gained 5.1 percent to $2.28 after the company disclosed that it has been granted FDA Fast Track designation for IMO-2125.
• Regal Entertainment Group RGC gained 5.1 percent to $20.62 after Cineworld confirmed advanced discussions to acquire Regal Entertainment for $23 per share.
• Frontier Communications Corp FTR climbed 5.1 percent to $8.34. Frontier Communications will replace Contango Oil & Gas in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Wednesday, December 6.
• Aratana Therapeutics Inc PETX shares rose 4.1 percent to $6.09 after tumbling 18.95 percent on Tuesday. Aratana Therapeutics cancelled its previously announced offering of common stock due to market conditions.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. CMG rose 4.1 percent to $297.54 after the company confirmed it plans to replace its CEO Steve Ells.
• Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. MLNT shares rose 4 percent to $15.60. The Medicines Company agreed to sell its infectious disease business unit to Melinta Therapeutics for $270 million.

Losers

• Autodesk, Inc. ADSK shares dropped 17.1 percent to $107.72. Autodesk reported upbeat results for its fourth quarter, but issued a weak FY18 guidance. The company also announced plans to lay off around 1,150 employees.
• Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc WAIR shares declined 13 percent to $6.70 as the company posted downbeat quarterly earnings.
• Data I/O Corporation DAIO dipped 1.19 percent to $ 12.92.
• Veritone Inc VERI shares dropped 11.7 percent to $24.30 after jumping 23.53 percent on Tuesday.
• Xunlei Ltd XNET shares declined 9.9 percent to $16.74 after dropping 11.57 percent on Tuesday.
• Gridsum Holding Inc - ADR GSUM shares dropped 9.7 percent to $9.03 after reporting Q3 results.
• ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) SOL shares fell 9.6 percent to $3.30 after gaining 12.96 percent on Tuesday.
• Stitch Fix Inc SFIX shares declined 9.2 percent to $ 20.93.
• Contango Oil & Gas Company MCF shares dipped 8.6 percent to $2.54. Frontier Communications will replace Contango Oil & Gas in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Wednesday, December 6.
• Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. ESIO declined 8 percent to $24.37.
• Lincoln Educational Services Corp LINC shares fell 7.5 percent to $2.23.
• Cesca Therapeutics Inc KOOL dropped 6.7 percent to $2.93. Cesca Therapeutics announced pricing for 900,000 share common stock offering at $3 per share.
• The Medicines Company MDCO shares declined 6.5 percent to $28.25 after the company agreed to sell its infectious disease business unit to Melinta Therapeutics for $270 million.
• EPAM Systems Inc EPAM dropped 5.3 percent to $102.02. UBS downgraded EPAM from Buy to Neutral.
• RYB Education Inc - ADR RYB fell 5 percent to $21.19 after climbing 23.06 percent on Tuesday. RYB disclosed that 'police found maltreatment involving a former female teacher's use of sewing needles as a way to "discipline" children during post-lunch naptime at the RYB-operated kindergarten in violation of law.'