15 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Monday

• Calithera Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: CALA) shares jumped 34.9 percent to $6.20. Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ: INCY) and Calithera Biosciences reported a global collaboration for the development and commercialization of CB-1158.
• DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) shares surged 20.6 percent to $2.40 after dropping 33.22 percent on Friday.
• Eco-Stim Energy Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: ESES) shares jumped 15 percent to $1.55. Eco-Stim Energy shares have dropped 37.73 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 18.32 percent in the same period.
• Eyegate Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: EYEG) climbed 14.7 percent to $1.87 after the company reported positive top-line data from first-in-human pilot trial of Ocular Bandage Gel in corneal epithelial defects.
• CymaBay Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: CBAY) shares rose 12 percent to $1.87. H.C. Wainwright upgraded CymaBay Therapeutics from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $2.50 to $6.00.
• Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY) gained 10.9 percent to $5.21 after the company disclosed that American Medical Response has awarded Digital Ally the largest commercial order in its history with potential value of $8.3 million over 3-year deployment.
• Sysorex Global (NASDAQ: SYRX) shares climbed 8.7 percent to $0.285. Sysorex Global shares have declined 49.65 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 18.32 percent in the same period.
• FlexShopper Inc (NASDAQ: FPAY) shares surged 8.3 percent to $5.20.
• Nextera Energy Partners LP (NYSE: NEP) rose 7.9 percent to $29.74. Deutsche Bank upgraded NextEra Energy Partners from Hold to Buy and raised the price target from $29.00 to $33.00.
• Hortonworks Inc (NASDAQ: HDP) surged 7.3 percent to $9.56. Mizuho upgraded Hortonworks from Neutral to Buy.
• DHT Holdings Inc (NYSE: DHT) shares gained 7.3 percent to $4.58 after receiving a $5.09 per share all-stock offer from Frontline Ltd (NYSE: FRO).
• Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA) rose 6.7 percent to $19.42. Keysight Technologies Inc (NYSE: KEYS) announced plans to buy Ixia in an all-cash deal at $19.65 per share.
• Magal Security Systems Ltd. (USA) (NASDAQ: MAGS) shares gained 6.1 percent to $7.17.
• Banc of California Inc (NYSE: BANC) shares rose 3.7 percent to $15.35 after the company reported strong Q4 results.
• Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIBB) gained 3.5 percent to $33.80. Goldman Sachs upgraded Hibbett from Sell to Neutral.

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