Biotechnology

Gainers Sparton Corporation (NYSE: SPA) shares climbed 39.63 percent to close at $18.32 on Wednesday after the company agreed to be purchased by Cerberus at $18.50 per share in cash. Astrotech Corp (NASDAQ: ASTC) shares gained 26.87 percent to close at $3.40 after the company's subsidiary, 1st...

Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded up 1.31 percent to 24,689.81 while the NASDAQ climbed 1.72 percent to 7,152.89. The S&P also rose, gaining 1.3 percent to 2,670.93. Leading and Lagging Sectors Wednesday afternoon, the information technology shares climbed 2.1 percent....

Midway through trading Wednesday, the Dow traded up 1.45 percent to 24,722.86 while the NASDAQ climbed 2.01 percent to 7,173.22. The S&P also rose, gaining 1.55 percent to 2,677.63. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Wednesday, the information technology shares climbed 1.8 percent. Meanwhile, top...

Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded up 1.42 percent to 24,715.09 while the NASDAQ climbed 1.77 percent to 7,156.48. The S&P also rose, gaining 1.42 percent to 2,674.09. Leading and Lagging Sectors Wednesday morning, the information technology shares climbed 1.7 percent....

Top Upgrades Wedbush upgraded Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) from Underperform to Neutral. Best Buy shares rose 0.6 percent to $63.90 in pre-market trading. RBC Capital upgraded Wix.Com Ltd (NASDAQ: WIX) from Sector Perform to Outperform. Wix.com shares rose 0.3 percent to $86.41 in pre-market...

Gainers Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ: ANY) shares jumped 58.18 percent to close at $2.61 on Wednesday. Sphere 3D reported completion of divestiture of Overland Storage. Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: NYNY) shares surged 53.93 percent to close at $13.13 after the company reported formation of strategic...

Top Upgrades Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD) from Equal-Weight to Overweight. TD Ameritrade shares rose 0.31 percent to close at $51.77 on Tuesday. Baird upgraded Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) from Neutral to Outperform. Aramark shares rose 2.46 percent to...

Gainers NantKwest, Inc. (NASDAQ: NK) shares surged 37.27 percent to close at $3.72 on Thursday. Releasing the first human clinical trial results of its cancer vaccine, Nantkwest said all 30 patients with advanced metastatic cancer refractory to multiple previous therapies receiving NK cell fusion...

Gainers I-AM Capital Acquisition Company (NASDAQ: IAM) shares rose 55.2 percent to $9.34. NantKwest, Inc. (NASDAQ: NK) shares jumped 32.8 percent to $3.60. Releasing the first human clinical trial results of its cancer vaccine, Nantkwest said all 30 patients with advanced metastatic cancer...

Gainers e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (NYSE: ELF) rose 18.1 percent to $13.10 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat Q3 results MorphoSys AG (NASDAQ: MOR) rose 17.7 percent to $29.17 in pre-market trading after the company reported Q3 results. Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) rose 12.8 percent to $51....