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U.S. stock index futures dipped on Monday, after the Dow andS&P closed at records on the heels of an agreement by euro zonefinance ministers to extend Greece's bailout by four monthsprovided it draws up a list of reforms: Dow Jones industrialaverage futures were down 0.20 percent at 18,068, S&P500 futures were down 0.14 percent at 2,104 and Nasdaq100 futures were up 0.01 percent at 4,438.5.
** RIGEL PHARMA INC, Friday close $2.55, +49.02 pctpremarket
Rigel and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co will collaborateto develop and market cancer immunotherapies based on Rigel'sTGF beta receptor kinase inhibitors-in-development.
** HOME LOAN SERVICING SOLUTIONS LTD, Friday close$16.76, +8.59 pct premarket
** NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP, Friday close$13.09, +3.82 pct premarket
New Residential Investment will buy Home Loan Servicing forabout $1.3 bln in cash. The deal value of $18.25/sharerepresents about a 9 percent premium to Home Loan Servicing'sclosing price on Friday.
** CYBERARK SOFTWARE LTD, Friday close$70.35, -5.09 pct premarket
JP Morgan downgraded the cyber security software maker'sstock to "underweight" from "neutral", saying "a lot needs to goright to justify current share price... a lot of positive salesexecution and expanded distribution is already factored into thestock."
** BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC, Friday close$2.41, +12.12 pct premarket
The fuel cell maker signed two fuel cell technologycontracts, one with Ardica Technologies and one with an unnamedautomotive equipment manufacturer.
** TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD, Friday close$13.69, +8.11 pct premarket
TowerJazz, which includes the Israeli chipmaker and its U.S.unit Jazz Semiconductor, said fourth-quarter net profit doubledand revenue grew 75 percent. It expects first-quarter revenue torise about 70 percent.
** CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS INC, Friday close$21.21, +12.87 pct premarket
FDA granted the company's drug rindopepimut breakthroughtherapy status. Rindopepimut is an experimental immunotherapythat targets tumor cells in patients with glioblastomamultiformem, a type of brain tumor.
** DIGITAL ALLY INC, Friday close $11.04, +18.30pct premarket
The maker of wearable cameras for police forces was awardeda five-year contract by U.S. General Services Administration.The contract allows federal, state and local governmentalcustomers to buy the company's products at approved pricing.
** EXXON MOBIL, Friday close $89.92, -0.82 pctpremarket
** CHEVRON CORP, Friday close $108.6, -0.75 pctpremarket
** CONOCOPHILLIPS, Friday close $67.38, -0.93 pctpremarket
** SCHLUMBERGER LTD, Friday close $85.88, -1.18 pctpremarket
** HALLIBURTON CO, Friday close $43.36, -0.88 pctpremarket
** NATIONAL-OILWELL VARCO INC, Friday close $54.47,-1.82 pct premarket
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORP, Friday close $213.73,+1.04 pct premarket
** BASIC ENERGY SERVICES INC, Friday close $213.73,+1.04 pct premarket
** PENN WEST PETROLEUM LTD, Friday close $2.25,-3.11 pct premarket
Oil prices fall on worries about oversupply in North Americaand a strong dollar. Brent crude was trading $1.66 lowerat $58.56/bbl, while U.S. WTI crude April futures weredown $1.54 at $48.80 [ID;nL4N0VX0AY]
** AAR CORP, Friday close $29.91
** TRANSDIGM GROUP INC, Friday close $213.73
Aviation services provider AAR Corp said it would sell itscargo handling business, Telair Cargo Group, to TransDigm Groupfor $725 million in cash.
** HARMONY GOLD MINING CO, Friday close$2.42, -2.07 pct premarket
An underground fire broke out at the company's Kusasalethumine near Johannesburg on Sunday. The miner said it rescued all486 miners trapped underground.
** ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC, Friday close$54.8, +4.95 pct premarket
The construction materials maker said it would spin off itsflooring business to concentrate on its ceilings unit. ArmstrongWorld also reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue,hurt by lower sales in the Americas and a stronger dollar.
** OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP, Friday close $9.6, +0.31pct premarket
** NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC, Friday close$27.93, +5.19 pct premarket
Mortgage servicer Ocwen said it would sell a portfolio ofresidential mortgage servicing rights worth $9.8 billion toNationstar Mortgage. The portfolio consists of about 81,000performing loans owned by Freddie Mac.
** BOEING CO, Friday close $158.31, -2.14 pctpremarket
Goldman Sachs downgraded the aircraft maker's stock to"sell" from "neutral", according to Theflyonthewall.com. Of 23other analysts covering it, 15 have "buy" or higher ratings,while seven have "hold" and one has "strong sell".
** SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC, Friday close$7.46, -21.45 pct premarket
A Nevada court ruled in favor of Novartis AG,deeming "invalid" two patents covering the cancer-focusedbiotech's injection, Fusilev.
Roth Capital downgraded the stock to "neutral", saying thecompany will be hurt by the increasing risk to the Fusilevrevenue stream, and halved its price target to $7 from $15.
** VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL INC, Fridayclose $173.26, +9.76 pct premarket
** SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD, Friday close$157.85, -0.98 pct premarket
Canada's Valeant agreed to buy gastrointestinaldrugmaker Salix for about $10.1 billion, the companies said onSunday.
Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on Valeant's stockto $214 from $184.
** HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, Friday close $46.68, -4.84pct premarket
The bank reported a deeper-than-expected 17 percentslide in annual pretax profit and cut its earnings target,saying allegations its Swiss business had helped customers tododge taxes had brought shame on it.
BREAKINGVIEWS-HSBC's operating woes trump Swiss tax furore:
** TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX INC, Friday close $35.3
** DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INC, Friday close$30.93, +4.78 pct premarket
Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox, which like otherbroadcasters is battling a shift to on-demand TV, denied therehad been any takeover talks with Discovery, owner of AnimalPlanet and the Discovery Channel, as reported by the AustralianFinancial Review.
** POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL INC, Friday close$52.95, +12.22 pct premarket
** 3M CO, Friday close $168.12, -0.07 pct premarket
Asahi Kasei Corp, a Japanese chemicals maker, saidit would buy Polypore's energy storage segment for $2.2 billion.3M Co will buy the assets of Polypore's SeparationsMedia segment for about $1 billion and Asahi Kasei will receivethe cash proceeds.
** ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI, Friday close $11.47, -1.48 pctpremarket
Africa's top bullion producer said it fell into a loss inthe fourth quarter of last year because of costs associated withlayoffs and restructuring at its key Ghana operation andaccounting adjustments.
** GLOBE SPECIALTY METALS INC, Friday close $15.37,+5.53 pct premarket
The silicon-alloy producer and Spain's Grupo FerroAtlanticaSA said they would merge to form a company controlled byFerroAtlantica shareholders. (Compiled by Sneha Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by JoyjeetDas)