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Gainers
- Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPNT) shares jumped 57.8 percent to $24.55 following news that its commercial partner, Adapt Pharma, agreed to be acquired by Emergent Biosolutions for $735 million.
- iPass Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAS) shares gained 42.6 percent to $2.61 after the company disclosed that a major US bank signed a deal with iPass for global mobile connectivity.
- Glaukos Corporation (NYSE:GKOS) rose 38.3 percent to $62.00 after one of the company’s major competitors removed its product from the market. Alcon announced that it's voluntarily withdrawing its CyPass Micro-Stent from the market following new data from a five-year, long-term COMPASS-XT safety study. Alcon also advised opthalmic surgeons to stop implanting the CyPass stents.
- Sophiris Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPHS) jumped 29.3 percent to $3.3105 following the conclusion of an investigation into the death of a patient in the company's Phase 2b trial of topsalysin. The investigation revealed the patient's death was likely unrelated to the drug.
- India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE:IGC) shares jumped 25 percent to $1.65.
- Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:WPRT) shares climbed 24.6 percent to $3.60 after the company late Tuesday announced an agreement with Weichai Westport to develop a natural gas engine featuring Westport HPDI 2.0 technology
- Affimed N.V. (NASDAQ:AFMD) shares gained 23.3 percent to $6.8426 after climbing 246.88 percent on Tuesday.
- Ballard Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDP) shares rose 16.4 percent to $3.4225 after the company announced a collaboration with Weichai Power. The collaboration includes a $163 million equity investment from Weichai and a joint venture establishment.
- Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ:SEED) gained 16.4 percent to $7.10.
- Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ:TLRY) rose 13.3 percent to $58.32 after reporting a second-quarter sales beat.
- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:IZEA) climbed 11.5 percent to $1.55 after the company announced the expansion of a relationship with an unnamed Fortune 10 company.
- Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCVL) rose 10.6 percent to $40.81 after reporting stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter.
- Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) gained 10.4 percent to $15.14 after announcing a partnership with ET Energy to build 132 MWp of solar projects in South Africa.
- Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) rose 9 percent to $18.26. Unisys will replace Marriot Vacations Worldwide in the S&P SmallCap 600 on September 4.
- Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CRON) rose 8.7 percent to $12.02 after falling 7.97 percent on Tuesday.
- Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ:EOLS) shares jumped 8.2 percent to $21.89 after receiving acceptance of FDA BLA resubmission for DWP-450.
- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE) gained 8.1 percent to $85.03 after the FDA accepted the company's proposal to submit a New Drug Application (NDA) for UX007 for the treatment of long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders.
- Immune Design Corp. (NASDAQ:IMDZ) gained 7.4 percent to $3.65. H.C. Wainwright initiated Immune Design with a Buy rating.
- Leju Holdings Limited (NYSE:LEJU) rose 6.7 percent to $2.08. JP Morgan upgraded Leju from Underweight to Neutral.
- Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBGI) gained 4 percent to $7.18. Guggenheim initiated coverage on Beasley Broadcast with a Buy rating.
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Losers
- Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASRT) shares dipped 16.7 percent to $6.095. Assertio Therapeutics announced said it has entered into a settlement agreement with Purdue Pharma with regard to its patent infringement lawsuit against the latter in a U.S. district court. The lawsuit alleges infringement by Purdue of some of Assertio's patents with regard to Purdue's commercialization of Oxycontin.
- Fossil Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOSL) shares dropped 14 percent to $20.70.
- American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) fell 12.2 percent to $23.95. American Eagle reported better-than-expected results for its second quarter, but issued weak earnings forecast for the current quarter.
- Movado Group, Inc. (NYSE:MOV) fell 11.4 percent to $43.775 after the company reported Q2 results.
- Orgenesis Inc. (NASDAQ:ORGS) dipped 11.1 percent to $5.69.
- Express, Inc. (NYSE:EXPR) shares fell 8.7 percent to $9.12. Express reported better-than-expected results for its second quarter.
- Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:STAF) fell 8.7 percent to $2.11 after climbing 19.69 percent on Tuesday.
- Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (NASDAQ:KEQU) dropped 8.7 percent to $30.5947 following downbeat quarterly earnings.
- Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX) fell 8.6 percent to $24.31 after reporting a second-quarter earnings beat. The company issued weak third quarter earnings guidance.
- ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCSC) fell 8.5 percent to $39.50 in pre-market trading after reporting Q4 results.
- Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) fell 8.3 percent to $33.38 after the company reported weaker-than-expected Q2 sales.
- Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) shares fell 8.3 percent to $8.10 following Q2 results.
- Tuniu Corporation (NASDAQ:TOUR) shares tumbled 8.2 percent to $7.50 following Q2 results.
- ATA Inc. (NASDAQ:ATAI) dropped 6.6 percent to $2.42.
Crypto Whales Are Loading Up — Are You?
New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.
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