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Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: SRPT) shares
jumped 80 percent to $50.61 after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed in a letter it granted the company with an
accelerated approval for its Eteplirsen drug.
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Isle of Capri Casinos (NASDAQ: ISLE) shares
climbed 31 percent to $22.14. Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: ERI) and Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. struck a merger deal through which the former
would buy the latter for $23 a share in cash or 1.638 shares.
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PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) shares
surged 24.6 percent to $11.35. PTC Therapeutics shares have dipped 74.14 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500
index has gained 8.75 percent in the same period.
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Tech Data Corp (NASDAQ: TECD) shares jumped 21.9
percent to $84.50 as the company reached a deal with Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) enabling it to buy the latter's Technology Solutions business. The
transaction comprises cash component of $2.4 billion and 2.785 million shares of Tech Data resulting in a total value of about
$2.6 billion.
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Tantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: TANH) rose 20
percent to $2.80. Tantech shares have declined 90.79 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has increased
8.75 percent in the same period.
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Infoblox Inc (NYSE: BLOX) shares surged 15 percent
to $26.26 as the company announced its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners for $26.50 per share in cash.
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Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG) shares surged
13.2 percent to $17.26 after surging 27.08 percent on Friday.
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CoLucid Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CLCD) shares
gained 9.3 percent to $30.69 after the company issued an interim update on its Phase 3 GLADIATOR study.
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Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) shares gained 9 percent to
$42.74 after the company agreed to sell Technology Solutions business to Tech Data Corp (NASDAQ: TECD) for $2.6 billion.
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Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) shares rose 8.2
percent to $2.03 after dropping 4.57 percent on Friday.
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United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) shares
gained 8 percent to $17.18. KeyBanc upgraded United States Steel from Underweight to Sector Weight.
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NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: NBY) shares
rose 7.2 percent to $3.73 after the company disclosed that its Auriclosene has met primary endpoint in Phase 2b trial.
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Olympic Steel, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZEUS) gained 6.6
percent to $19.71. KeyBanc upgraded Olympic Steel from Underweight to Sector Weight.
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General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) rose 3.3 percent to
$31.99. Morgan Stanley upgraded General Motors from Equal-weight to Overweight and raised the price target from $29.00 to
$37.00.
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Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) gained 2.3 percent to
$31.97. Monness Crespi Hardt upgraded Mattel from Neutral to Buy.
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