28 Stocks Moving In Wednesday's Mid-Day Session

Gainers

• Axovant Sciences Ltd. AXON shares jumped 133.9 percent to $4.09 in reaction to a new licensing agreement. The clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on neurologic conditions said it entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Oxford BioMedica. As part of the agreement, Axovant will develop and commercialize Oxford's OXB-102 gene therapy for the treatment of Parkinson's utilizing the LentiVector platform.
• Gevo, Inc. GEVO surged 33.3 percent to $5.40 following circulation of article from Tuesday highlighting that the EPA will use new fuel made by the company.
• Vascular Biogenics Ltd. VBLT gained 23.3 percent to $2.65 after announcing the company will present data on Novel MOSPD2 program in oncology and inflammation at BIO convention.
• Integrated Media Technology Limited IMTE rose 21.4 percent to $18.1799.
• Signet Jewelers Ltd. SIG jumped 19.6 percent to $52.80 after reporting better-than-expected results for its first quarter.
• The Manitowoc Company, Inc. MTW rose 16.5 percent to $27.69. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Manitowoc from Hold to Buy.
• MEI Pharma, Inc. MEIP jumped 15.4 percent to $4.7899 after climbing 16.25 percent on Tuesday. Wells Fargo upgraded MEI Pharma from Market Perform to Outperform.
• Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. CLRB climbed 14.1 percent to $1.050 after the FDA granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to the company’s CLR 131 for rhabdomyosarcoma.
• Aceto Corporation ACET climbed 12.2 percent to $3.6458.
• IDT Corporation IDT rose 10.9 percent to $5.8654 after reporting FQ3 results.
• SenesTech, Inc. SNES shares surged 10.3 percent to $2.04 after the company regained compliance with Nasdaq's $1 per share minimum closing bid price rule.
• InfoSonics Corporation IFON gained 9.6 percent to $3.6620 after climbing 10.60 percent on Tuesday.
• Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. TNXP gained 9.2 percent to $3.7998. B. Riley FBR initiated coverage on Tonix Pharmaceuticals with a Buy rating.
• Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MRNS shares jumped 7.3 percent to $7.23. Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage on Marinus Pharmaceuticals with a Buy rating and a $20 price target.
• NCI Building Systems Inc NCS rose 6.7 percent to $20.70 after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its second quarter. The company issued strong third-quarter sales guidance.
• Exact Sciences Corporation EXAS rose 6.5 percent to $66.50. Exact Sciences and Mayo Clinic researchers reported significant progress toward developing a panel of novel, blood-based, DNA biomarkers that could accurately detect hepatocellular carcinoma.
• Fate Therapeutics, Inc. FATE climbed 6.2 percent to $12.09 after gaining 7.05 percent on Tuesday.
• Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. FND rose 6 percent to $51.58. Piper Jaffray upgraded Floor & Decor from Neutral to Overweight. William Blair initiated coverage on Floor & Decor Holdings with an Outperform rating.

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Losers

• Ambarella, Inc. AMBA shares dipped 12.6 percent to $43.19. Ambarella reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter, but issued weak sales forecast for the current quarter.
• Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. PTGX shares tumbled 8.4 percent to $6.675. Barclays downgraded Protagonist Therapeutics from Overweight to Equal-Weight.
• First Solar, Inc. FSLR dropped 8.2 percent to $53.45. JMP Securities downgraded First Solar from Market Outperform to Market Underperform and lowered the price target from $87 to $46.
• Xcel Brands, Inc. XELB shares dipped 8.1 percent to $2.85.
• ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. NDRA shares fell 8 percent to $1.85.
• Shiloh Industries, Inc. SHLO shares dipped 8 percent to $9.705 following downbeat quarterly earnings.
• Amira Nature Foods Ltd. ANFI shares declined 7.3 percent to $2.74.
• Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. ACHV shares dipped 6.7 percent to $8.620.
• YY Inc. YY fell 5.4 percent to $114.50 after reporting Q1 results.
• Yelp Inc. YELP fell 3.5 percent to $42.56. KeyBanc downgraded Yelp from Overweight to Sector Weight.