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Shares of Perfect World Co Ltd (NASDAQ: PWRD) jumped about 27% in pre-market trading after the company reported a 32% surge in its fourth-quarter revenue. Perfect World's net income attributable to shareholders climbed to 260 million yuan ($41.3 million), or 5.45 yuan (87 cents) per ADS, from 125...

Shares of Valmont Industries Inc (NYSE: VMI) gained in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat second quarter results and lifted its full-year earnings forecast. VMI reported its quarterly net income at $45.8 million, or $1.72 per share, up from $17.1 million, or $0.65 per share, in...

Shares of Peregrine Metals Ltd (OTC: PTTDF) jumped about 235% after Stillwater Mining Co (NYSE: SWC) announced its plans to buy all shares outstanding of Peregrine Metals for about $487.1 million. The deal values Peregrine shares at $3.28 per share. Shares of Peregrine closed at $0.81 on Friday....

Shares of NetSpend Holdings (NASDAQ: NTSP) fell about 5.3% after Goldman Sachs downgraded NetSpend Holdings from “buy” to “neutral.” NTSP shares dropped 5.32% to $8.99 at 9:45 am.

Shares of Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: GPOR) dropped about 4% in pre-market trading after the company commenced an underwritten public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock. GPOR shares moved down 3.98% to $30.38 in the pre-market session

Shares of Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA) dipped more than 20% in pre-market trading after the company lowered its second-quarter projections. Ixia expects Q2 revenue of $67 to $69 million, down from its previous forecast of $78 to $82 million. Ixia projects adjusted profit of $0.07 to $0.08 per share, down...

Shares of SemiLEDs Corp (NASDAQ: LEDS) dipped about 12.9% in pre-market trading after the company swung to a FQ3 loss of $5.1 million, or $0.19 per share. SemiLEDs' sales declined to $5.6 million from $9.9 million. On an adjusted basis, SemiLEDs' loss came in at $0.16 per share. Analysts were...

Hutchinson Technology Inc (NASDAQ: HTCH) issued upbeat revenue forecast for its fiscal third quarter. The company projects Q3 sales of about $72 million, up 14% from second quarter, and above analysts' estimates of $65.5 million. Hutchinson shipped around 118 million disk-drive suspension...

Shares of Signature Bank (NASDAQ: SBNY) dropped about 3% in pre-market trading after the company announced its plans to sell 4.1 million shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering. SBNY shares fell 3.01% to $56.77 in pre-market trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Shares of Xyratex Ltd (NASDAQ: XRTX) dipped about 7.8% in pre-market trading after the company reported downbeat fiscal second-quarter results. Xyratex reported a quarterly net loss of $4.6 million, or $0.15 per share, compared with a profit of $43.7 million, or $1.39 per share, in the year-ago...