Gainers
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Novan, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVN) shares jumped 50.96
percent to $7.85 in pre-market trading after Novan reported positive topline results with SB208 in phase 2 trial.
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Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX)
shares climbed 21.75 percent to $50.50 in pre-market trading after Neurocrine announced FDA approval of INGREZZA™ (valbenazine)
capsules as the first and only approved treatment for adults with Tardive Dyskinesia (TD).
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Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON) shares spiked 11.89
percent to $22.02 in pre-market trading. Intrexon Corporation shares had underperformed in March, declining ~16.3 percent in
that timeframe.
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First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund (NASDAQ: MDIV) shares rose 7.86 percent to $21.13 in pre-market trading after the
company announced the distributions of exchange-traded funds.
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Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: AAXN) shares surged
7.85 percent to $25.00 in pre-market trading. Axon Enterprise is hoping to drive growth as a total personal security company.
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Valspar Corporation (NYSE: VAL) shares rose 0.41
percent to $111.80 in pre-market trading. Valspar is reportedly selling its wood coatings business to Axalta to appease
regulators reviewing the Sherwin-Williams merger.
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Mazor Robotics Ltd Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ: MZOR)
shares were up 3.91 percent to $29.75 in pre-market trading after the company received FDA clearance for spinal deformity
correction planning software for the mazor X surgical assurance platform.
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Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (NASDAQ: PME)
shares climbed 4.33 percent to $4.58 in pre-market trading after the company announced a fleet expansion through the purchase
of five vessels, including one refrigerated transport vessel and four squid jigging vessels.
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Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) shares rose
2.83 percent to $34.50 in pre-market trading.
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Azul S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd (NYSE: AZUL) shares
inched up 2.79 percent to $22.10 in pre-market trading. Brazilian airline Azul reportedly raised more than $570 million in its
IPO.
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HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) shares rose 1.82 percent to
$17.86 in pre-market trading after Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) lost its top spot as Laptop Magazine’s best brands ranking for 2017.
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) shares rose 2.18
percent to $89.83 in pre-market trading. Verisign is scheduled to report its Q1 2017 results on April 27.
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Losers
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NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS) shares fell 8.00
percent to $47.35 in pre-market trading after the company announced plans to acquire Navigator Energy for $1.48 billion.
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MediciNova, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNOV) shares were down
4.99 percent to $5.14 in pre-market trading after the company announced MN-166 (ibudilast) Glioblastoma abstract was selected
for presentation at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
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Cellcom Israel Ltd (NYSE: CEL) shares declined 4.08
percent to $9.87 in pre-market trading after the company announced the completion of network sharing and hosting agreement with
Electra Consumer Products Ltd.
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Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) shares
fell 3.26 percent to $7.72 in pre-market trading. Cliffs Natural Resources shares recorded an impressive 404 percent gain in
2016.
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Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) shares declined 3.50
percent to $39.99 in pre-market trading.
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BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP) shares dipped 2.79
percent to $37.32 in the pre-market trading session.
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Celadon Group, Inc. (NYSE: CGI) shares fell 2.08
percent to $4.945 in pre-market trading after Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP commenced investigations into possible accounting
irregularities and securities law violations.
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