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Gainers
- Microbot Medical Inc (NASDAQ: MBOT) shares rose 12.8 percent to $2.38 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted patent for a device for preventing shunt stenosis.
- DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) shares rose 12.8 percent to $2.20 in the pre-market trading session after gaining 4.84 percent on Tuesday.
- Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE) shares rose 11.8 percent to $20.00 in pre-market trading after climbing 7.71 percent on Tuesday.
- H & R Block Inc (NYSE: HRB) rose 10.6 percent to $29.85 in pre-market trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.24 per share.
- Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: BKD) rose 10.2 percent to $15.50 in pre-market trading after Reuters reported Tuesday that Zhonghong Zhuoye Group is in talks to buy the company.
- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE: BTX) shares rose 9.2 percent to $3.69 in pre-market trading after gaining 6.96 percent on Tuesday.
- ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: SOL) rose 8.4 percent to $2.59 in pre-market trading after the company announced an offer from the company’s CEO to acquire the manufacturing business for assumption of debt.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) shares rose 4.4 percent to $112.78 in pre-market trading after the company named Paul Clancy as its new CFO on Tuesday.
- Neuroderm Ltd (NASDAQ: NDRM) rose 4.4 percent to $26.00 in pre-market trading. Oppenheimer upgraded NeuroDerm from Perform to Outperform
- Sibanye Gold Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ: SBGL) rose 3.9 percent to $5.40 in pre-market trading after slipping 3.35 percent on Tuesday.
- BioLife Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: BLFS) rose 3.1 percent to $2.35 in pre-market trading after the company announced a supply agreement with Adaptimmune Therapeutics.
- xG Technology Inc (NASDAQ: XGTI) gained 3.1 percent to $2.03 after surging 8.24 percent on Tuesday.
- Bitauto Hldg Ltd (ADR) (NYSE: BITA) rose 3 percent to $28.08 in pre-market trading after slipping 1.98 percent on Tuesday.
- Autohome Inc (ADR) (NYSE: ATHM) rose 3 percent to $46.11 in pre-market trading after gaining 0.99 percent on Tuesday.
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Losers
- Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ALDX) shares fell 18.6 percent to $4.15 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that its Phase 2b trial did not meet primary endpoint.
- Sequans Communications SA ADR (NYSE: SQNS) shares fell 5.7 percent to $3.82 after the company reported a proposed offering of American Depositary Shares.
- Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) shares fell 3.7 percent to $52.65 in pre-market trading. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Hawaiian from Hold to Sell and lowered the price target from $60.00 to $40.00.
- Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE: WLL) shares fell 3.6 percent to $6.49 in the pre-market trading session after gaining 9.61 percent on Tuesday.
- Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) fell 2.6 percent to $43.68 in pre-market trading after rising 1.15 percent on Tuesday.
- Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ) shares fell 2.3 percent to $44.61 in pre-market trading after gaining 0.60 percent on Tuesday.
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