Gainers
- Corium International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CORI) surged 52.83 percent to close at $12.70 on Friday after the company agreed to be taken private by Gurnet Point Capital for $12.50 per share.
- Anaplan, Inc. (NYSE:PLAN) rose 42.94 percent to close at $24.30. Anaplan priced its IPO at $17 per share.
- Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YGYI) gained 40.74 percent to close at $13.30 on Friday.
- Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMMY) shares surged 31.11 percent to close at $2.95.
- Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQMS) surged 25.86 percent to close at $2.92.
- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:IOVA) jumped 19.66 percent to close at $11.93. Iovance Biotherapeutics said, following an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA regarding lead candidate lifileucel, the regulatory body acknowledged that a single-arm cohort as part of C-144-01 could be supportive of initial registration, and conduct of a randomized Phase 3 trial in the patient population being enrolled may not be feasible. The company also priced 22 million shares at $9.97 per share.
- Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) climbed 18.98 percent to close at $2.57.
- Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) gained 18.97 percent to close at $0.407 amid reports the company is nearing a financing deal that could keep it open through Christmas but could file for bankruptcy as soon as this weekend.
- China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc. (NASDAQ:CIFS) gained 18.54 percent to close at $3.58 after falling 44.28 percent on Thursday.
- Replimune Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:REPL) rose 17.1 percent to close at $13.01.
- Farfetch Limited (NYSE:FTCH) gained 14.72 percent to close at $23.30.
- Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ:HEAR) rose 14.44 percent to close at $20.61.
- Smartsheet Inc. (NYSE:SMAR) shares climbed 14.4 percent to close at $26.54 on Friday.
- Quotient Limited (NASDAQ:QTNT) gained 14.24 percent to close at $6.74.
- Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (NASDAQ:GGAL) rose 13.72 percent to close at $24.61.
- Bitauto Holdings Limited (NYSE:BITA) shares gained 13.45 percent to close at $20.50.
- TravelCenters of America LLC (NYSE:TA) shares jumped 13.12 percent to close at $5.00.
- Endava plc (NYSE:DAVA) gained 12.64 percent to close at $23.88.
- Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ:TLRY) shares climbed 12.39 percent to close at $148.30.
- India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE:IGC) rose 11.24 percent to close at $4.95 after falling 12.75 percent on Thursday.
- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACRX) gained 10.71 percent to close at $3.98. The Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee will review AcelRx Pharmaceuticals’ NDA for sufentanil sublingual tablets for treating moderate-to-severe acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.
- Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATXI) gained 9.5 percent to close at $3.69.
- Alliqua BioMedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALQA) shares rose 8.74 percent to close at $2.24 after reporting a merger deal with Adynxx.
- SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGH) shares rose 8.17 percent to close at $32.72.
- Square, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) shares jumped 7.16 percent to close at $73.97. Canaccord Genuity upgraded Square from Hold to Buy.
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT) gained 6.96 percent to close at $130.50. Bernstein initiated coverage on Sarepta Therapeutics with an Outperform rating.
- Funko, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNKO) surged 6.77 percent to close at $18.61.
- Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) rose 5.75 percent to close at $339.56. Citigroup upgraded Netflix from Neutral to Buy.
- Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) rose 5.51 percent to close at $77.92 amid today's release of 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.'
- Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) gained 5.43 percent to close at $7.18. Pivotal Research upgraded Snap from Hold to Buy.
- Match Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTCH) climbed 5.33 percent to close at $54.14. Nomura initiated coverage on Match Group with a Buy rating.
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Losers
- Immune Design Corp. (NASDAQ:IMDZ) shares dipped 33.69 percent to close at $1.85 after the company said it will discontinue its SYNOVATE trial.
- Wabash National Corporation (NYSE:WNC) dropped 19.14 percent to close at $13.56. Wabash National expects Q3 sales of $550 million to $555 million and adjusted earnings of $0.27 to $0.30 per share.
- EXFO Inc (NASDAQ:EXFO) shares fell 14.61 percent to close at $3.04 on Friday after reporting Q4 results.
- Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTA) shares fell 13.49 percent to close at $16.10.
- MDC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:MDCA) shares dropped 10.69 percent to close at $2.84.
- Liquidia Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDA) dipped 10.31 percent to close at $28.87.
- Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ:NYMX) shares fell 10.19 percent to close at $1.94.
- Realm Therapeutics Plc (NASDAQ:RLM) fell 10 percent to close at $2.70.
- China Customer Relations Centers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCRC) dipped 9.52 percent to close at $11.79.
- Verastem, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSTM) shares dropped 9.31 percent to close at $5.65 after reported pricing of registered direct offering of $150 million of convertible notes.
- PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC) shares fell 5.58 percent to close at $124.26. PNC posted upbeat earnings for its third quarter.
- Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MHLD) fell 5.42 percent to close at $3.14.
- Arcimoto, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUV) shares dipped 5.14 percent to close at $3.69.
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