Midday Gainers From November 3: Sapient, Covance, Geron And More

Sapient Corporation SAPE +43% - Publicis Groupe announced it will acquire Sapient for $3.7 billion in cash.

Covance Inc. CVD +25% - Shares are up sharply as the company announced it will be acquired by LabCorp for roughly $5.6 billion.

Geron Corporation GERN - +28% - The company reported that the FDA has removed the full clinical hold on Geron’s investigational new drug application for imetelstat.

AngloGold Ashanti Limited ADR AU +20% - The company announced Q3 results, reporting upbeat metrics. In addition, the company unveiled the Nuevo Chaquiro copper-gold project in Colombia.

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc ANIP +18% - The company reported financial results Monday morning, beating top and bottom line estimates.

ArcBest Corp ARCB +11% - The company reported financial results showing increased profit from previous year.