Morning Market Gainers

Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
(NYSE:
PNY
) shares jumped 36.12 percent to $57.52, after the company agreed to be acquired by
Duke Energy Corp
(NYSE:
DUK
) for $ 4.9 billion in cash.
Banco Macro SA (ADR)
(NYSE:
BMA
) shares climbed 23.42 percent to $55.94, after the company received a consensus broker rating score of 2.00, representing Buy, from three brokers.
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (ADR)
(NASDAQ:
CTRP
) shares surged 27.74 percent to $95.02, after the company agreed to a share swap and partnership with China's largest online travel network,
Baidu Inc (ADR)
(NASDAQ:
BIDU
).
Pep Boys-Manny Moe and Jack
(NYSE:
PBY
) spiked 22.67 percent to $14.95, following a rally on news of the company being acquired by Bridgestone.
Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (ADR)
(NASDAQ:
GGAL
) rose 17.09 percent to $24.86, after the company reported industry-leading revenue growth and robust gross margins.
Lendingtree Inc
(NASDAQ:
TREE
) shares surged 15.88 percent to $113.56, after the company reported its quarterly results ahead of expectations.
Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd
(NASDAQ:
QUNR
) shares rose 13.28 percent to $44.76, after Baidu exchanged shares of the company for newly-issued ordinary shares of Ctrip.
Ardelyx Inc
(NASDAQ:
ARDX
) shares gained 12.62 percent to $17.85, after the company presented clinical data for its lead product candidate, tenapanor, at the 2015 American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Meeting.
Aptose Biosciences Inc
(NASDAQ:
APTO
) shares rose 12.05 percent to $4.65, after the company's President and CEO presented at the 2015 BIO Investor Forum on October 20.
Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA (ADR)
(NYSE:
TGS
) rose 10.85 percent to $5.18, ahead of the company's quarterly earnings report.
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