Gainers
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Valeritas Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLRX) shares
jumped 17 percent to $3.65.
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Cambium Learning Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABCD)
shares rose 13.5 percent to $11.70.
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McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) gained
11.6 percent to $6.75 after the UK-based offshore oil service company Subsea 7 made an unsolicited bid to buy McDermott for $7
per share. However, the acquisition offer is contingent on McDermot terminating its pending merger with Chicago Bridge & Iron
Company.
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Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE: NLS) shares jumped 11.2
percent to $14.95. Nautilus is expected to release Q1 results on May 7, 2018. Craig-Hallum initiated coverage on Nautilus with
a Buy rating and a $19.00 price target.
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GEE Group, Inc. (NYSE: JOB) shares gained 11 percent
to $2.2199.
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Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) surged 10.8 percent
to $4.50.
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Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: FRSX)
rose 10.1 percent to $3.39.
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Stars Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TSG) climbed 9.6 percent
to $32.10. Stars Group Inc (NASDAQ: TSG) announced
plans to acquire Sky Betting & Gaming for $4.7 billion.
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Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ: INSM) shares jumped
9.1 percent to $25.66. Credit Suisse upgraded Insmed from Neutral to Outperform.
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Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) rose 8.4 percent to
$75.65 after the company posted upbeat Q1 results and raised its FY18 earnings outlook.
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Command Security Corporation (NYSE: MOC) shares
gained 6.4 percent to $3.0960 after the company disclosed a $23 million five-year contract with LaGuardia Gateway Partners for
LaGuardia Airport New Central Terminal Building.
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Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (NASDAQ: HMNY)
rose 6.2 percent to $2.41 after falling 10.98 percent on Friday.
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Vectren Corporation (NYSE: VVC) shares rose 5.7
percent to $69.31. CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announced plans to acquire Vectren for $72 per share in cash.
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Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI) gained 4.9 percent to
$18.035. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Hanesbrands from Hold to Buy.
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Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE: KORS) rose 4.5
percent to $67.91. Deutsche Bank upgraded Michael Kors from Hold to Buy.
Check out these big penny stock gainers and
losers
Losers
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Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ: PRTA) shares
dipped 69 percent to $11.48 after a disappointing update relating to the company's treatment for AL amyloidosis. Prothena, a
clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on therapies in the neuroscience and orphan categories, said a Phase 2b
study of its therapy called NEOD001 failed to achieve its primary or secondary endpoints. Prothena's Phase 2b study explored
its NEOD001 therapy versus a placebo in previously-treated patients with AL amyloidosis and persistent cardiac dysfunction.
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Gridsum Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: GSUM) fell 44.3
percent to $4.06. Gridsum reported suspension of audit report on financial statements.
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Flotek Industries, Inc. (NYSE: FTK) shares declined
34.1 percent to $4.16 as the company issued weak revenue forecast for the first quarter.
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Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) dropped 32.3 percent
to $13.35 after Fresenius terminated its merger deal with Akorn.
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Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE: CBI) fell
31.2 percent to $13.44. Subsea 7 made an unsolicited bid to buy McDermott for $7 per share. However, the acquisition offer is
contingent on McDermot terminating its pending merger with Chicago Bridge & Iron.
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Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS) dropped 18 percent to $5.76. Controladora Vuela recently reported
first-quarter results that showed a loss for the quarter. Imperial Capital downgraded Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
from Outperform to In-Line.
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Atossa Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ: ATOS) fell 18.2
percent to $2.8797 after declining 19.35 percent on Friday.
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Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA) fell 12.3 percent to
$52.63.
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Luby's, Inc. (NYSE: LUB) shares declined 10.3
percent to $2.448 following Q2 results.
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Aceto Corporation (NASDAQ: ACET) shares tumbled
10 percent to $2.26.
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Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE: PIR) dipped 9.7 percent
to $2.385.
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Myomo, Inc. (NYSE: MYO) fell 6.9 percent to $3.73
after rising 11.39 percent on Friday.
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SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) fell 6.8
percent to $9.03. Bank of America downgraded SunPower from Neutral to Underperform.
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