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U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, on hopes aresolution would be reached between Ukraine and Russia and aheadof the latest batch of data which could provide insight on thehealth of the economy. Dow Jones industrial average futures were up 0.50 percent at 17,139, S&P 500 futures were up 0.43 percent at 2,008.25 and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.38 percent at 4,107.75.
** INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS INC, Tuesday close$10.92, +37.36 pct premarket
The drug developer entered into a deal with AbbVie Inc to develop cancer drug duvelisib, codenamed IPI-145,for which it will get upfront payment of $275 million and up to$530 million in milestone payments.
Infinity also signed an agreement with Roche Holding AG to test Roche's cancer drug Gazyva, or obinutuzumab, incombination with its experimental cancer drugs.
** CDW CORP, Tuesday close $33.14, -3.74 pctpremarket
The technology products retailer said shareholders,including the company's chief financial officer, will offer 15million shares.
CDW will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale(http://1.usa.gov/1umkMIC)
The stock had risen nearly 42 percent this year, up toTuesday's close.
** NOBLE CORP PLC, Tuesday close $27.47, +2.66 pctpremarket
Hedge fund Fir Tree Partners reported on Wednesday that ithad raised stake in the offshore drilling contractor's companyto 9.6 percent as of Aug. 27. Fir Tree, which previously owned5.7 percent of Noble, said without any "significant" change inNoble Corp's capital allocation policies, shares may continue toremain undervalued.
** CHIMERIX INC, Tuesday close $24.74, +1.05 pctpremarket
Chimerix said its experimental drug showed promise againstthe deadly Ebola virus in laboratory testing at the U.S. Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutesof Health.
** CHINA MOBILE LTD, Tuesday close $62.39, +3.78 pctpremarket
The Chinese state-owned telecommunications company onTuesday began taking preorders for Apple Inc's iPhone 6in Beijing, ahead of an official launch on Sept. 9, according toappleinsider.com, citing a Chinese newspaper (http://bit.ly/Z6UgZ3)
As of Tuesday, the company had received more than 33,000orders for the 4.7 inch and the 5.5 inch versions of iPhone 6,the report said.
** CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS LP, Tuesday close$10.96, -6.20 pct premarket
The shipping company said on Tuesday that it plans to offer15 million common units. The offering represented nearly 14 pctof the company's outstanding shares as of Tuesday. The companysaid it planned to use proceeds to part fund purchase of twoproduct carriers and buy back units worth $60 million fromCapital Maritime & Trading Corp.
** ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC, Tuesday close $24.6,-3.98 pct premarket
The specialty finance company announced a public offering of8 million common shares, or 31.5 pct of total outstanding sharesand planned to use proceeds to acquire assets.
The company had 25.44 million shares outstanding on Aug. 1.
** TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS INC, Tuesday close$13.08, +11 pct after market
The drugmaker's experimental drug to treat complicatedurinary tract infection was successful in late-stage study. Thedrug in two doses was found more effective than levofloxacin, anantibiotic usually prescribed for the condition.
JMP Securities raised its price target on stock to $20 from$16. The median price target on stock is $20.50.
** TOLL BROTHERS INC, Tuesday close $35.63, +0.48pct premarket
the largest U.S. luxury homebuilder's quarterly income morethan doubled as it sold more homes at higher prices.
** SHANDA GAMES LTD, Tuesday close $6.28, -4.46 pctpremarket
Private equity firms Carlyle Group LP andFountainvest Partners have pulled out of a consortium backing a$1.9 billion bid to buy the online games developer.
** HELEN OF TROY LTD, Tuesday close $59.15, -12.34pct premarket
The personal care products and houseware maker lowered itsfull-year profit and revenue forecast, citing recent retailweakness. "In our personal care business, the multi-yeardownward trend has accelerated recently, particularly in themore commoditized parts of our appliance business," ChiefExecutive Julien Mininberg said.
** GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC, Tuesday close $45.82,-4.85 pct premarket
The company, which provides software for property andcasualty insurers, reported better-than-expected fourth quarterprofit and revenue as license revenue jumped 34 percent. "Newlicenses included key Tier 1 wins, full suite sales and expandedrelationships with existing customers ... on our newerproducts," Chief Executive Marcus Ryu said.
** GOOGLE INC, Tuesday close $588.63, +0.28 pctpremarket
The Internet giant said a research team led by physicistJohn Martinis from the University of California Santa Barbarawill join the company to start a project to build new quantuminformation processors based on superconducting electronics.
** BAIDU INC, Tuesday close $224.8, +1.25 pctpremarket
The company launched on Wednesday a service that helpsretailers advertise on the smartphones of nearby users asChina's dominant search engine company expands itslocation-based technology to drive growth.
** GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, Tuesday close $25.85, +0.27pct premarket
The company's healthcare unit last week won U.S. Food andDrug Administration approval for its mammography device thatproduces three-dimensional images to detect breast cancer.
** CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC, Tuesday close $100.95,+9.96 pct premarket
The travel management and expense software maker isexploring a sale of the company and has approached Oracle Corp and Germany's SAP SE, Bloomberg reported,citing people with knowledge of the matter.
** PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CO, Tuesday close$47.29, +0.27 pct premarket
The California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday leviedpenalties of a record $1.4 billion on PG&E, stemming from thedeadly 2010 San Bruno natural gas pipeline rupture and fire nearSan Francisco.
** JPMORGAN CHASE & CO, Tuesday close $59.67, +0.55pct premarket
** BANK OF AMERICA CORP, Tuesday close $16.27
JPMorgan Chase is in talks to sell its oil-supply agreementwith a Carlyle Group-owned Philadelphia Energy SolutionsPhiladelphia refinery to Bank of America, the Wall StreetJournal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with thematter.
** VODAFONE GROUP PLC, Tuesday close $34.32, +1.34pct premarket
A Nikkei report suggested the British mobile operator may become a takeover target for Japanese telecoms firmSoftBank Corp.
** SANOFI SA, Tuesday close $54.97, +0.00 pctpremarket
The French drugmaker, developing the first vaccineagainst dengue fever, said its product reduced disease cases by60.8 percent in a large final clinical trial.
** TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD, Tuesdayclose $52.14, +0.48 pct premarket
** ASTRAZENECA PLC, Tuesday close $74.64, +1.05 pctpremarket
The Israel-based company said Britain's High Courthad handed down a positive judgment regarding its case against apatent for AstraZeneca's Symbicort lung drug. (Compiled by Rohit T.K. in Bangalore; Editing by Joyjeet Das)
