Gainers
Sophiris Bio Inc (NASDAQ: SPHS) shares rose 108.55
percent to $2.44 in pre-market trading after the company reported successful results from Phase 2a trial of topsalvsin in localized
prostate cancer.
Global Blood Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: GBT) shares
rose 24.15 percent to $27.50 in pre-market trading after the company reported new data supporting safety and efficacy profile of
GBT440.
H & R Block Inc (NYSE: HRB) rose 3.06 percent to
$22.20 in pre-market trading as the company reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter and lifted its quarterly
dividend to $0.22 per share.
New York Mortgage Trust Inc (NASDAQ: NYMT) shares
rose 2.21 percent to $6.48 in pre-market trading after rising 0.79 percent on Thursday.
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Losers
GigPeak Inc (NYSE: GIG) shares fell 16.48 percent to
$2.18 in pre-market trading. GigPeak priced offering of 11.32 million shares of common stock at $2 per share.
Mattress Firm Holding Corp (NASDAQ: MFRM) shares
fell 13.94 percent to $28.90 in pre-market trading as the company reported a wider-than-expected loss for its first quarter and
lowered its annual outlook.
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) shares fell
8.09 percent to $25.67 in pre-market trading after the company warned that second quarter same-store sales in its retail segment
were declining by mid single-digit percentage points.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) shares
fell 4.48 percent to $52.04 in pre-market trading. Piper Jaffray assumed Anadarko Petroleum with a Overweight rating and a $64.00
price target.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) fell 4.09
percent to $4.69 in pre-market trading after dropping 1.61 percent on Thursday.
Mylan NV (NASDAQ: MYL) shares fell 3.98 percent to
$43.94 in pre-market trading after declining 1.61 percent on Thursday.
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