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Gainers

• AA +3.3% to permanently close the Suralco alumina refinery and bauxite mines; No significant fourth quarter financial impact from power outage at Portland Aluminum smelter.
• FCX +1.7% Elk to acquire Freeport-McMoRan's Wyoming Gas, CO2 Production Assets
• ALB +1.2% announced that it has agreed to amend its lithium production rights agreement with the Chilean Economic Development Agency to both extend the term of that agreement and increase the company's authorized lithium quota at its facility in the Salar de Atacama, Chile

Analyst :

• GEF +4.6% upgraded to Outperform at Robert W. Baird
• PZG +2.3% initiated with a Buy at ROTH Capital; tgt $2.3

• On January 4, 2017, Albemarle Corporation (ALB) commenced tender offers to purchase for cash (i) any and all of the 3.000% senior notes due 2019 and the 4.500% senior notes due 2020 issued by the Company and (ii) up to an aggregate principal amount of the 1.875% senior notes due 2021 and the 4.150% senior notes due 2024 issued by the Company, that will not exceed the aggregate maximum repurchase amount. The aggregate maximum repurchase amount is equal to $500,000,000 principal amount less the aggregate principal amount of the 4.500% senior notes due 2020 validly tendered and accepted for purchase in the tender offers for the Any and All Notes. The tender offers are being made exclusively pursuant to an offer to purchase dated January 4, 2017 and related letter of transmittal and, with respect to the Any and All Notes, related notice of guarant. 
• Tecogen (TGEN) contracted to evaluate 10 sites with in excess of 1 MW of potential for combined heat and power; could generate purchase orders of $3.5-4.5 million in new sales from repeat customers. 
• Further to the B Communications (BCOM) immediate report regarding a ruling of December 28, 2016, which rejected two appeals on the dismissal of two motions for certification of derivative actions in connection with dividend distributions and loans taken by the Company, immediate notification is hereby provided that on Jan 3, 2017, the court dismissed two additional claims against the Company for declaratory relief in connection with dividend distributions and general meetings, whose hearing was postponed (due to the similarity between the proceedings) until a final decision would be issued on the appeals pertaining to the two derivative action certification motions.
• DryShips (DRYS) an international owner of drybulk carriers and offshore support vessels, announced today that, it has signed definitive documentation with Sifnos Shareholders Inc. («Sifnos»), an entity controlled by our Founder and Chairman Mr. Economou, for the previously announced refinancing of the majority of its outstanding debt under the new senior secured revolving facility. 
• Pandora (P) will roll out its Muted Video and Responsive Mobile Display ads to all advertisers on January 19, 2017.
• Inventergy Global (INVT) an intellectual property licensing and innovation company, today announced that its subsidiary, Inventergy Innovations, LLC has launched a patent licensing campaign for GTX Corp (GTXO) for its wireless location-based services intellectual property assets based on 2-way GPS tracking.
• Further to Internet Golden (IGLD) immediate report regarding a ruling of Dec 28, 2016, which rejected two appeals on the dismissal of two motions for certification of derivative actions in connection with dividend distributions and loans taken by the Company, immediate notification is hereby provided that on Jan 3, 2017, the court dismissed two additional claims against the Company for declaratory relief in connection with dividend distributions and general meetings, whose hearing was postponed until a final decision would be issued on the appeals pertaining to the two derivative action certification motions.
• On Dec 30, 2016, Global Medical Reit (GMRE) entered into a purchase contract with Great Bend Surgical Properties to acquire, through a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company's operating partnership, Global Medical REIT L.P., the buildings and land known as Great Bend Regional Hospital located in Great Bend, Kansas for a purchase price of $24,500,000. Upon the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, the Company expects to close this acquisition in the first quarter of 2017. The Company expects to fund this acquisition using borrowings from the Company's credit facility or other available cash.
• F & M Bank Corp. (FMBM) discloses that effective Jan 1, 2017 it has acquired Valley Southern Title. VSTitle is a real estate settlement and title insurance company with offices in Harrisonburg, Fishersville and Charlottesville, VA.
• Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BX) announced that it has broken escrow with ~$279 million in net proceeds for its continuous public offering. In connection with breaking escrow, the co issued and sold 27,859,345 shares of its common stock. The co intends to continue selling shares in the offering on a monthly basis.
• Houston American Energy Corp. (HUSA) announced that it has entered into a Participation Agreement with Founders Oil & Gas III, LLC pursuant to which Houston American will acquire from Founders a 25% working interest in two lease blocks covering approximately 800 acres in Reeves County, Texas.
  The purchase price for the interest is $5,500 per net mineral acre, or a total of $1.1 million

M&A news:

• REXX +4.5% (Antero (AR) will acquire the company's Ohio Utica assets in the Warrior South Area for net proceeds at closing of approx. $30.0 mln)
• NVLS +4.3% (initiated a process to explore and review a range of strategic alternatives)

metals/mining stocks trading higher:

• MUX +1.9%, SBGL +1.6%, GFI +1.5%, SLV +1%, NEM +0.9%, GDX +0.9%, ABX +0.8%

• CBAY +41.6% (Kowa Pharmaceuticals America announces agreement with CymaBay Therapeutics to license gout compound)
• BLPH +24.1% (receives confirmation of the FDA's acceptance of all modifications proposed by the co to its Phase 3 program for INOpulse )
• OCUL +9% (announces additional successful results for Phase 3 clinical trial of Dextenza)
• ECA +5% (anticipates production growth from its core four assets from 4Q16 to 4Q17 will be in the upper range of, or exceed, its previously indicated growth plan of 15-20% Y/Y)
• SHAK +4.6% (to Join S&P SmallCap 600)
• NVLS +4.3% (initiated a process to explore and review a range of strategic alternatives)
• KOPN +3.5% (continued strength)
• DEPO +3.2% (continued strength)
• XRX +3% (continued strength)
• RYAAY +2.2% (reports Dec traffic rose 20% YoY)
• FOLD +1.4% (announced that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Highly Specialised Technologies Evaluation Committee has issued a positive final evaluation determination for reimbursed patient access to Galafold)
• CC +1.2% (to join S&P MidCap 400),

• GBT +6.6% (initiated with a Overweight at JP Morgan),
• CS +3.7% (upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays)
• STZ +2.8% (upgraded to Buy from Underperform at BofA/Merrill )
• RDS.A +1% (upgraded to Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts)
• MO +0.9% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill)
• PIR +0.7% (initiated with a Buy at Loop Capital)
• A +0.7% (upgraded to Overweight at Barclays)

reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance:

• DLR -0.5%, ( sees FY17 funds from operations of $5.90-6.10 vs $6.02 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; FY16 $5.65-5.75 vs. $5.69 consensus)

• AGRX -62.4% (announces 'positive' top-line results from its Phase 3 SECURE clinical trial of Twirla; plans to resubmit its NDA for Twirla in the first half of 2017 on the basis of the SECURE results)
• ACUR -10.7% (announces they are exploring a full range of financing and strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company)
• ARR -3% (announces January 2017 dividend rate per common share of $0.19 vs $0.22/share prior month)
• CLVS -2.7% (prices / upsizes public offering of 5 mln shares of common stock at $41/ per share)
• TSLA -1% (Misses Q4 delivery targets on production delays related to new autopilot hardware; net orders set new record)
• SFR +-0.5% (commences a private offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2022)

• COG -2.2% (downgraded to Underperform at BofA/Merrill)
• STM -2.2% (downgraded to Underweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley)
• VRX -1.4% (target lowered to $11 from $16 at Piper Jaffray)
• OSK -1.2% (downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank)
• DNKN -1.1% (downgraded to Underperform from Hold at Jefferies )
• SWN -1.1% (downgraded to Underperform at BofA/Merrill)