Gainers
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Prana Biotechnology Limited (NASDAQ: PRAN) shares surged 50 percent to close at $1.92 on Wednesday after the
company entered a Securities Purchase Agreement with Life Biosciences. Life Biosciences is set to invest up to $44.5 million in
Prana Biotechnology.
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Genocea Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: GNCA)
jumped 46.44 percent to close at $0.42 after the company announced it dosed its first patients and completed enrollment in Part
A of Phase 1/2a in the clinical trial for the neoantigen vaccine candidate, GEN-009.
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Renmin Tianli Group Inc (NASDAQ: ABAC)
climbed 46.24 percent to close at $1.36 after the company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire a portfolio of
industrial and residential properties.
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MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MRT) jumped 44.44 percent to close at $9.88 after Omega Healthcare
Investors, Inc. (NYSE: OHI) announced plans to
acquire MedEquities Realty Trust in a transaction representing enterprise value of approximately $600 million.
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Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTTR) gained 41.67 percent to close at $0.85 on Wednesday.
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Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (NYSE: AP)
shares rose 30.97 percent to close at $4.06.
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Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: BEDU) shares climbed 28.23 percent to close at $11.81.
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Rosehill Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: ROSE)
shares climbed 27.35 percent to close at $2.84.
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Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDRA) jumped 27.08 percent to close at $3.52 on Wednesday.
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Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL) rose 26.95 percent to close at $6.50.
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PermRock Royalty Trust (NYSE: PRT) shares
surged 26.35 percent to close at $7.48 on Wednesday.
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Altimmune, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALT) climbed
26.21 percent to close at $2.60.
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Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYNE) rose 25.25 percent to close at $3.72.
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Leap Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTX)
gained 24.5 percent to close at $2.49.
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INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSY) surged 24.29 percent to close at $4.35 on Wednesday.
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Harte Hanks, Inc. (NYSE: HHS) shares
gained 23.55 percent to close at $2.99.
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Townsquare Media, Inc. (NYSE: TSQ) rose
23.28 percent to close at $5.03 on Wednesday. Townsquare Media reported that its co-founder and co-CEO Dhruv Prasad will
resign.
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Rockwell Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: RMTI)
jumped 23.01 percent to close at $2.78.
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Basic Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: BAS)
gained 22.4 percent to close at $4.70.
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Windstream Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: WIN)
rose 21.53 percent to close at $2.54 after the company reported the sale of EarthLink consumer internet business for $330
million in cash.
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Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: RARX) gained 20.33 percent to close at $21.90.
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Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI) rose
20.26 percent to close at $4.57.
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Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: DVCR) shares climbed 19.83 percent to close at $2.84.
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FTE Networks, Inc. (NYSE: FTNW) gained
19.23 percent to close at $2.79.
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Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobras (NYSE: EBR) gained 18.9 percent to close at $7.55.
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Energous Corporation (NASDAQ: WATT)
gained 18.65 percent to close at $6.87.
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Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNA) surged 17.98 percent to close at $6.43. Allena Pharmaceuticals achieved
alignment with the FDA on Phase 3 program and accelerated approval pathway for reloxaliase in enteric hyperoxaluria.
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DLH Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: DLHC)
shares gained 17.34 percent to close at $5.55.
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T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTOO)
shares rose 17.28 percent to close at $3.53.
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Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ: BGFV) surged 16.6 percent to close at $3.02 on Wednesday.
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Salem Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SALM)
rose 16.27 percent to close at $2.43.
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inTEST Corporation (NASDAQ: INTT)
surged 15.99 percent to close at $7.11.
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GSE Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: GVP) shares
gained 15.71 percent to close at $2.43.
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Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: NES) climbed 15.28 percent to close at $9.45.
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Iterum Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: ITRM)
shares climbed 14.77 percent to close at $5.75.
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Ballard Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BLDP) shares rose 13.39 percent to close at $2.71.
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Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARA)
shares rose 12 percent to close at $14.56 after the company completed interim analysis of its pivotal phase 3 KALM-1 trial and
announced no modifications to patient size.
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NF Energy Saving Corporation (NASDAQ: NFEC) rose 11 percent to close at $17.46.
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ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (NASDAQ: PRQR)
climbed 10.77 percent to close at $17.48 after the company received Fast Track Destination from the FDA for QR-421a.
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Eldorado Gold Corporation (NYSE: EGO)
gained 10.07 percent to close at $3.17.
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Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE: BHC)
gained 9.53 percent to close at $20.23 after Piper Jaffray upgraded the company's stock to Overweight with a $27 price target.
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Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) gained 9.36 percent to close at $2.57.
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Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNST) rose 9.23 percent to close at $4.38.
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Marin Software Incorporated (NASDAQ: MRIN) shares gained 9.23 percent to close at $5.80.
Losers
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Uxin Limited (NASDAQ: UXIN) shares
dropped 20.16 percent to close at $3.88.
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Bitauto Holdings Limited (NYSE: BITA)
shares declined 16.07 percent to close at $20.79 on Wednesday after surging 9.07 percent on Monday.
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Performant Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: PFMT) dropped 15.56 percent to close at $1.90.
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Yangtze River Port and Logistics Limited (NASDAQ: YRIV) declined 12.94 percent to close at $3.43.
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MyoKardia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYOK) dropped
14.14 percent to close at $41.95 after the company announced its collaboration with Sanofi ended and it regained rights to
Mavacamten and MYK-19.
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Cryoport, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYRX) shares
dipped 14.14 percent to close at $9.47.
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Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (NASDAQ: PME) shares dropped 13.73 percent to close at $2.20 on Wednesday.
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Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC) dropped 10.94 percent to close at $2.85.
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Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: YMAB) dipped 10.47 percent to close at $18.21.
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Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM) shares dropped 10.46 percent to close at $34.00.
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U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR)
fell 9.86 percent to close at $31.80.
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iPic Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: IPIC)
shares fell 9.68 percent to close at $2.80.
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Equillium, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQ) tumbled
8.95 percent to close at $7.43.
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James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE: JHX)
shares slipped 8.69 percent to close at $10.72.
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Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED)
tumbled 8.48 percent to close at $39.61 after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from Overweight to Equal-Weight and lowered
the price target from $64 to $49.
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Tyme Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYME)
dropped 8.4 percent to close at $3.38 after the company announced it is offering to sell 12.09 million common shares.
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Hexindai Inc. (NASDAQ: HX) shares
dropped 8 percent to close at $2.30.
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Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) shares fell
7.93 percent to close at $9.05.
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Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) dropped
6.81 percent to close at $310.12 after the company's Q4 vehicle delivery numbers failed to meet estimates.
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Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX) dropped
6.52 percent to close at $38.42. Morgan Stanley downgraded Hologic from Equal-Weight to Underweight.
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CyrusOne Inc. (NASDAQ: CONE) declined
5.82 percent to close at $49.80 after Bank of America downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral.
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Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE: LPX)
dropped 4.55 percent to close at $21.21 after Bank of America downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and lowered the price
target from $29 to $24.
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