Before the Open (Sep 25)

Good morning. Happy Tuesday.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed split. Japan, South Korea and India moved up; China, Hong Kong and the Philippines moved down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, Denmark, Poland, Turkey, Greece, Switzerland, Kenya, Norway, Italy, Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic are leading while South Africa posts a loss. Futures in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.
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The dollar is down. Oil is up; copper is down. Gold and silver are up small amounts. Bonds are down.
Overnight Stock Movers from barchart.com…
Concho Resurces (CXO +2.93%) was upgraded to ‘Buy’ from ‘Hold’ at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey with a price target of $170.
Saic (SAIC -0.73%) was upgraded to ‘Buy’ from ‘Hold’ at Jeffries with a price target of $97.
SendGrip (SEND -0.14%) was rated a new ‘Strong Buy’ at First Analysis with a price target of $45.
PetIQ (PETQ -1.27%) slid almost 4% in after-hours trading after it announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 2 million shares of its common stock, and that certain selling stockholders intend to offer 3 million shares of the company’s common stock.
Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA -2.06%) climbed almost 3% in after-hours trading after a Phase 2a study showed 11 of 13 patients that used its Olorinab drug cut stomach pain for people with Crohn’s disease.
Tesaro (TSRO -3.34%) was rated a new ‘Outperform’ at Leerink Partners LLC with a price target of $48.
CenterPoint Energy (CNP -0.75%) fell 2% in after-hours trading after it announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of $1.5 billion worth of shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering.
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals (DCPH +2.44%) slid 2% in after-hours trading after it was rated a new ‘Underperform’ at Leerink Partners LLC.
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ -2.37%) lost more than 2% in after-hours trading after it announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 28 million shares of its common stock by certain selling stockholders.
Clearway Energy (CWEN -0.75%) dropped 4% in after-hours trading after it announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 3.92 million shares of its common stock.
Opiant Pharmaceuticals (OPNT -2.38%) fell 6% in after-hours trading after it announced that it intends to sell $10 million worth of shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering.
Syndax Pharmaceuticals (SNDX +6.79%) tumbled 10% in after-hours trading after results from a Phase 2 trial of its Entinostat in combination with Keytruda missed its endpoint in treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Legacy Reserves (LGCY -1.89%) fell nearly 5% in after-hours trading after certain selling stockholders intend to offer 1.52 million shares of the company’s common stock.
Ascena Retail Group (ASNA -4.98%) rallied nearly 10% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 7 cents, well above consensus of 2 cents.
Monday’s Key Earnings
Ascena Retail (NASDAQ:ASNA) +14.7% AH on Q4 earnings and strong guidance. Danaos (NYSE:DAC) gave up AH gains on Q2 earnings beat.
Today’s Economic Calendar
FOMC meeting begins
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
9:00 FHFA House Price Index
9:00 S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index
10:00 Consumer Confidence
10:00 Richmond Fed Mfg.
10:00 State Street Investor Confidence Index
11:30 Results of $17B, 2-Year FRN Auction
1:00 PM Results of $38B, 5-Year Note Auction
Other…
today’s upgrades/downgrades from briefing.com
this week’s Earnings from Morningstar
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