18 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Monday

• Cerulean Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: CERU) shares jumped 36.8 percent to $2.08. Cerulean Pharma shares have dropped 33.91 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 17.48 percent in the same period.
• Mobileye NV (NYSE: MBLY) shares surged 29.6 percent to $61.27. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) announced plans to acquire Mobileye for $15.3 billion, or $63.54 per share in cash.
• Verastem Inc (NASDAQ: VSTM) shares gained 19.4 percent to $1.48.
• Heat Biologics Inc (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares climbed 16.7 percent to $1.05 after the company disclosed that it has achieved the efficacy endpoint in its Phase 1b trial.
• AMEC Foster Wheeler plc (NYSE: AMFW) shares jumped 14.2 percent to $6.74 after Wood Group announced plans to acquire Amec in a $2.73 billion deal.
• Pulse Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: PLSE) shares jumped 13.8 percent to $20.73.
• NL Industries Inc (NYSE: NL) shares gained 13.7 percent to $6.65. NL Industries posted Q4 earnings of $0.20 per share on revenue of $26.3 million.
• Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI) climbed 11.6 percent to $3.47. Valhi reported Q4 net income of $9.1 million on revenue of $407.9 million.
• Geopark Ltd (NYSE: GPRK) rose 10.5 percent to $6.75. JP Morgan upgraded Geopark from Neutral to Overweight.
• Scorpio Bulkers Inc (NYSE: SALT) surged 9.2 percent to $8.35. Credit Suisse upgraded Scorpio Bulkers from Neutral to Outperform.
• Mechel PAO (ADR) (NYSE: MTL) rose 9 percent to $4.75. Mechel announced the launch of a new longwall at Southern Kuzbass.
• Lifetime Brands Inc (NASDAQ: LCUT) shares climbed 8.7 percent to $15.70 after the company reported strong earnings for its fourth quarter.
• Kirkland's, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIRK) gained 8.2 percent to $12.41. Raymond James upgraded Finisar from Outperform to Strong Buy.
• Central Federal Corporation (NASDAQ: CFBK) shares rose 7.1 percent to $2.09 after gaining 1.56 percent on Friday.
• Cempra Inc (NASDAQ: CEMP) shares rose 4 percent to $3.74. Cempra retained Morgan Stanley to lead its process to review strategic business options.
• Blueprint Medicines Corp (NASDAQ: BPMC) gained 3.3 percent to $40.61. Goldman Sachs upgraded Blueprint Medicines from Neutral to Buy.
• Gartner Inc (NYSE: IT) rose 3 percent to $108.92. RBC Capital upgraded Gartner from Outperform to Top Pick and raised the price target from $117.00 to $124.00.
• Health Insurance Innovations Inc (NASDAQ: HIIQ) shares rose 3 percent to $16.20. Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on Health Insurance with a Buy rating.

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