Naz News, Gappers and FLE's

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Gapping up:


In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: ZBRA +9.8% (guides Q1 above consensus; acquires MSI's Enterprise Business from MSI for $3.45 bln), SXT +5.8%, ETR +2.3%, KO +2.6% (also Wintergreen Advisers urges all investors to review Coca-Cola's 2014 Equity Plan before Voting), JNJ +2.1%, MSI +0.7% ( guides Q1 EPS and rev below consensus (EPS in-line with guidance); sells enterpreise business to Zebra for $3.45 bln).

M&A news: POT +1.8% (attributed to renewed BHP M&A speculation; also releases its monthly supply/demand update), JNPR +0.9% (reports out yesterday indicate co is considering mobile security sale), BBRY +1.1% ( announced an investment in healthcare IT leader NantHealth).

Select oil/gas related names showing strength: STO +1.3% (initiated with a Mkt Perform at BMO Capital Mkts), TOT +1.1%, BP +1%, RDS.A +0.6%.

3-D printing names modestly rebounding: ONVO +3.7% (comments on 'misleading and inaccurate reports'), XONE +1.5%, DDD +0.8%

Other news: WAVX +8.9% (Micron Technology (MU) and Wave Systems (WAVX) are expanding their relationship to develop solutions designed to strengthen user protection against current and emerging threats to compute and embedded platforms), SAVE +5.7% (reports Q1 ASMs at 21.0%, guides Q1 operating margin of 13.2-13.7%, FY14 of 16.0-18.0%), SGMS +2% (to replace UMPQ in the S&P SmallCap 600), PLUG +1.8% (continued momentum), GLUU +1.6% (still checking), HRB +1.6% (following positive commentary on Mad Money), UMPQ +1.5% (to replace SGMS in the S&P MidCap 400), FB +1.2% (still checking for anything specific), GALE +1.1% (files for 6 mln share common stock offering by selling shareholders), ARCW +0.9% (announces 1.5 to 1 stock dividend), HLF +0.8% (NY AG is investigating HLF over pyramid scheme allegations, according to reports), ABBV +0.8% (modestly higher following positive Barron's mention), GOOG +0.5% (Google Glass to go on sale to public today, according to reports), BAX +0.5% (following positive commentary on Mad Money), YHOO +0.4% (Yahoo! and Vevo, (JV between SNE Music and Universal) agree on music partnership deal, according to reports ), ADP +0.4% (following positive commentary on Mad Money), MRK +0.2% (FDA approves GRASTEK (Timothy Grass Pollen Allergen Extract) tablets as immunotherapy to treat grass pollen-induced allergic rhinitis with or without conjunctivitis in children and adults).

Analyst comments: HALO +6.5% (initiated with a Buy at Citigroup), MS +2.4% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill), PIR +2% (upgraded to Overweight from Equalweight at Barclays), YHOO +1.8% (upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie), EQIX +1.2% (upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer), CODE +1% (initiated with a Buy at Sterne Agee), MA +0.8% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Janney), DF +0.5% ( initiated with a Buy at BB&T Capital Mkts), V +0.4% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Janney), CERN +0.2% (resumed with a Outperform from Mkt Perform at Raymond James)


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