18 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Tuesday

• Eyegate Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: EYEG) shares surged 63.4 percent to $2.68 as the company reported a licensing agreement with Valeant.
• Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: BLPH) shares rose 32.6 percent to $1.43. Bellerophon Therapeutics shares have dropped 52.42 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 20.85 percent in the same period.
• Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH) shares jumped 31.7 percent to $9.09 after reporting upbeat Q4 results. Mizuho upgraded Community Health from Underperform to Neutral.
• Tronox Ltd (NASDAQ: TROX) shares jumped 26.5 percent to $18.25. Tronox announced plans to acquire Cristal's TiO(2) businessa and also agreed to sell Alkali Business. Tronox posted a Q4 loss of $0.14 per share on revenue of $548 million.
• Ashford Inc (NYSE: AINC) shares climbed 25.8 percent to $60.50. Ashford Hospitality Trust proposed to acquire FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE: FCH) for a total consideration of $9.27 per share.
• Nova Lifestyle Inc (NASDAQ: NVFY) shares surged 20.6 percent to $1.52.
• Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) shares jumped 19.6 percent to $18.37 after the company reported a narrower-than-expected loss for its fourth quarter.
• Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc (NASDAQ: PLKI) shares surged 19.2 percent to $78.79. Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) is said to be close to a deal to acquire Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, according to sources as reported by Reuters said on Monday.
• Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: APOP) shares climbed 19 percent to $6.94 after the company reported positive results from its clinical trial of ApoGraft.
• EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) shares surged 16.6 percent to $23.21 after the company reported a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss
• Lumos Networks Corp (NASDAQ: LMOS) gained 16 percent to $17.66 as the company agreed to be acquired by EQT Infrastructure for $18.00 per share in cash.
• Vermillion, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRML) shares rose 16 percent to $2.03.
• Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGAS) shares surged 15.5 percent to $30.20 after the company agreed to be acquired by Peoples Gas for $30.50 per share in cash.
• Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK) shares rose 14 percent to $9.42. Deutsche Bank upgraded Star Bulk Carriers from Hold to Buy.
• Golden Ocean Group Ltd (NASDAQ: GOGL) shares climbed 10.3 percent to $6.47 after gaining 0.95 percent on Friday.
• Kingstone Companies Inc (NASDAQ: KINS) rose 7.3 percent to $14.65 after gaining 3.80 percent on Friday.
• Xcerra Corp (NASDAQ: XCRA) rose 6 percent to $8.80 after the company posted strong Q2 results.
• Meritor Inc (NYSE: MTOR) gained 5.8 percent to $16.64. KeyBanc upgraded Meritor from Sector Weight to Overweight.

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