Gainers
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GNC Holdings Inc (NYSE: GNC) shares jumped 38
percent to $4.78 after the company issued a strong earnings forecast for the fourth quarter. The company’s Q4 same store sales
rose 5.7 percent.
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Spi Energy Co Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ: SPI) surged 24.1
percent to $1.08 after the company disclosed a strategic partnership with Hoofoo Inc., the hack-proof cryptocurrency hardware
wallet.
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Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RCON) shares rose
24 percent to $2.86.
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Live Ventures Inc (NASDAQ: LIVE) climbed 21.3
percent to $17.74. Live Ventures reported FY 2017 adjusted earnings of $2.94 per share on revenue of $152 million.
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Five Oaks Investment Corp (NYSE: OAKS) shares rose
19.5 percent to $3.64. Five Oaks Investment reported a new strategic direction and entry into a new external management deal
with an affiliate of Hunt Cos. The company also announced the resignation of its CEO and Chairman David Carroll.
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Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESIO) surged 15.1 percent to $25.34. Electro Scientific Industries reported Q3
preliminary sales of $106 million to $111 million.
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Beigene Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ: BGNE) gained 15
percent to $118.07. Beigene reported pricing of $750 million public offering.
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Lightinthebox Holding Co Ltd-ADR (NYSE: LITB)
gained 13.6 percent to $2.42. LightInTheBox disclosed that it has opened a blockchain technology research lab.
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Chinanet Online Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CNET)
shares rose 11.3 percent to $4.43.
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Marathon Patent Group Inc (NASDAQ: MARA) shares
climbed 11 percent to $3.85. Marathon Patent Group reports purchase of 4 blockchain and crypto transmission patents.
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New Age Beverages Corp (NASDAQ: NBEV) shares
gained 10.7 percent to $3.05 after falling 3.83 percent on Wednesday.
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AES Corp (NYSE: AES) surged 9.7 percent to $11.76.
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PPDAI Group Inc - ADR (NYSE: PPDF) gained 8.7
percent to $7.28 after the company establishment of Institute of Smart Finance.
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SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS) shares rose
7.5 percent to $5.00.
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Riot Blockchain Inc (NASDAQ: RIOT) shares surged
7.3 percent to $19.05 after tumbling 2.84 percent on Wednesday.
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Hertz Global Holdings, Inc (NYSE: HTZ) gained 7
percent to $22.53. Hertz Global Holdings reported pricing of private offering of $1.0 billion medium term Rental Car Asset
Backed Notes. Macquarie upgraded Hertz Global from Neutral to Outperform.
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PTC Inc (NASDAQ: PTC) rose 6.8 percent to $71.25
following strong Q1 earnings.
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Insteel Industries Inc (NASDAQ: IIIN) climbed 6.1
percent to $31.65 after the company posted upbeat quarterly results.
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CTI BioPharma Corp (NASDAQ: CTIC) gained 5.9
percent to $3.61. CTI BioPharma disclosed that it expects to receive a $10 million milestone payment in February for TRISENOX
from Teva.
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DPW Holdings Inc (NYSE: DPW) shares gained 5.3
percent to $2.39. DPW posted a rise in its installation rate or number of Bitmain Antminer S9’s per week.
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La Quinta Holdings Inc (NYSE: LQ) shares rose 3
percent to $20.00 after Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN) announced plans to acquires La Quinta's hotel franchise and management
business for $1.95 billion in cash.
Losers
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Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: DFFN)
dipped 40.1 percent to $0.665 after the company reported a $12 million underwritten public offering.
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US Gold Corp (NASDAQ: USAU) shares tumbled 21
percent to $2.45.
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Innovative Industrial Properties Inc (NYSE: IIPR)
shares fell 13.2 percent to $27.05. Innovative Industrial Properties priced 2.8 million share common stock offering at $26 per
share for gross proceeds of $72.8 million.
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My Size, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYSZ) declined 9.9 percent
to $2.1347 after dropping 10.90 percent on Wednesday.
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Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: PRTK)
declined 9.6 percent to $15.98. Paratek reported a common stock public offering of $50 million.
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CGG SA (ADR) (NYSE: CGG) dropped 9.2 percent to
$5.37 after dropping 9.39 percent on Wednesday.
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Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) dipped 8.5 percent
to $116.26.
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Newater Technology Inc (NASDAQ: NEWA) shares
declined 8.1 percent to $11.03 after dropping 24.11 percent on Wednesday.
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Alcoa Corp (NYSE: AA) shares fell 7.7 percent to
$52.58 after the company reported weaker-than-expected results for its fourth quarter on Wednesday.
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Appian Corp (NASDAQ: APPN) shares declined 7.1
percent to $35.70. Goldman Sachs downgraded Appian from Neutral to Sell.
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Endo International plc (NASDAQ: ENDP) shares
dropped 6.3 percent to $7.21.
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Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. (NYSE: ECC) slipped
5.4 percent to $18.15 after reporting an offering of 1.75 million shares of common stock.
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