Gainers
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OHR Pharmaceutical Inc (NASDAQ: OHRP)
shares climbed 68.2 percent to $0.1850 after announcing a merger with NeuBase. Ohr shareholders will own 20 percent of the
combined company.
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Kitov Pharma Ltd (NASDAQ: KTOV) gained
57.3 percent to $1.18 after announcing a marketing and distribution agreement with Coeptis Pharma. Kitov will receive $3.5
million of milestone payments.
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BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BTAI) shares gained 32.9 percent to $4.77 after the company disclosed that it
has met primary endpoint in Phase 1 study of IV dexmedetomidine for acute agitation in Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
(SDAT) patients.
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Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG)
shares surged 26.9 percent to $84.53 after Bristol-Myers Squibb announced plans to buy the company at $50 per share in cash in
a $74 billion deal.
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Estre Ambiental Inc (NASDAQ: ESTR)
jumped 19.8 percent to $2.60.
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Alliqua BioMedical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALQA) jumped 19.1 percent to $2.37. Alliqua Biomedical said after satisfying
merger expenses, the company plans to pay $1-$1.20 per share special dividend.
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IZEA Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: IZEA) rose
16.6 percent to $1.2125 after the company announced it won multiple significant contracts in December.
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Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE: PKE)
climbed 11 percent to $20.45. Park Electrochemical posted Q3 earnings of $0.10 per share on sales of $12.853 million.
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Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: AVDL) gained 9.7 percent to $3.05. Avadel Pharma reported the resignation of
its CEO Michael Anderson.
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FTE Networks, Inc. (NYSE: FTNW) rose 9.3
percent to $3.0500. FTE Networks completed 2018 with approximately $572.4 million in new infrastructure contract awards.
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DBV Technologies S.A. (NASDAQ: DBVT)
gained 8.5 percent to $7.58 after the company expanded and strengthened its leadership team.
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Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBP) gained 8 percent to $7.07 after the company announced a strategic
collaboration with Kaken Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialize Lenabasum in Japan. Corbus is set to receive $27 million
upfront.
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Veracyte, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCYT) rose 7.6
percent to $12.91 after the company announced a strategic collaboration with J&J Innovation for lung cancer detection.
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Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRCA) climbed 6.9 percent to $8.50 after reporting top-line results from 2
pivotal Phase 3 trials of VP-102 in patients with molluscum contagiosum.
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Celyad SA (NASDAQ: CYAD) rose 5.8
percent to $20.78 after climbing 8.20 percent on Wednesday.
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Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ: INCY)
gained 5.7 percent to $67.17 after Guggenheim upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy.
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Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. (NYSE: TIK) rose 5.1 percent to $4.4500 after surging 11.18 percent on Wednesday.
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Cocrystal Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: COCP)
climbed 4 percent to $3.95 after announcing a collaboration with Merck to develop influenza agents.
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losers
Losers
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Aevi Genomic Medicine Inc (NASDAQ: GNMX) dipped 75.3 percent to $0.1900 after the company announced its top-line
results from its placebo-controlled ASCEND trial of AEVI-001 in children with ADHD did not achieve statistical significance on
primary endpoint.
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Datasea Inc. (NASDAQ: DTSS) shares
fell 18.1 percent to $3.36.
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Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBPH) dropped 17.3 percent to $9.07.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY)
declined 12.3 percent to $45.60 after the company Bristol-Myers Squibb announced plans to buy Celgene at $50 per share in cash
in a $74 billion deal.
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Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX) shares fell 11.8 percent to $81.03 after the company announced that it
will report Q4 financial results January 30, 2019 and named Doug Ahrens as CFO.
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BeiGene, Ltd. (NASDAQ: BGNE) declined
11.7 percent to $120.17 in an apparent reaction from Bristol-Meyers Squibb acquiring Celgene.
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STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE: STM)
shares dropped 11.5 percent to $12.16.
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Tyme Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYME)
shares declined 11.2 percent to $3.00.
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Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATRA) dropped 10.2 percent to $31.66 after the company announced that CEO
Isaac Ciechanover plans to step down.
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares fell
9.5 percent to $142.86 after the company slashed its previously issued first-quarter sales guidance Wednesday from a range of
$89 billion to $93 billion to $84 billion — $7.5 billion less than the Street's expectations of $91.5 billion in sales.
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Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS) fell 9.3 percent to $61.63.
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American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) slipped 9.2 percent to $29.50. Airline stocks traded lower sector-wide
after Delta Airlines forecasted a lower revenue growth outlook.
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) shares
declined 9.1 percent to $45.54 after the company forecasted a lower revenue growth outlook.
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Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: OLED) dropped 9 percent to $83.00.
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Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LITE)
fell 8.3 percent to $39.04.
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Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: SAVE)
dropped 8.2 percent to $53.12.
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Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) fell
7.3 percent to $31.76.
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Marker Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRKR) dropped 7.3 percent to $5.76.
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Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LL) fell 7.1 percent to $9.27 after rising 4.73 percent on Wednesday.
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Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE: MTD) declined 6.2 percent to $512.58 after Bank of America downgraded the stock
from Buy to Neutral.
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Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI) fell 6.2 percent to $29.30.
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First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC) dipped
6.1 percent to $16.01 after Stephens & Co. downgraded the stock from Overweight to Equal-Weight and lowered the price target
from $25 to $20.
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Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ: SOHU)
dropped 5.8 percent to $16.82 after the company was ordered by China's Cyberspace Administration to suspend updates to their
online news services for a week.
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Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) fell
5.2 percent to $74.03. Berenberg downgraded Albemarle from Buy to Hold.
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Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) dropped 5
percent to $154.20 after the company was ordered by China's Cyberspace Administration to suspend updates to their online news
services for a week.
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CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) fell 4.8
percent to $38.01 after Bank of America downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral.
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