EmailTrading higher following earnings/guidance: ZOLT +8.4%, ARSD +3.8%, and AGU +0.64%
Trading lower following earnings/guidance: HAYN -0.41%, SVM -3.08%, MCP -23.9% Broker Research: CF +4.3% upgraded at Miller Tabak, AGU +0.7% downgraded at National Bank, GSV +4% initiated with an Outperform at Macquarie, BVN -0.64% downgraded at Morgan Stanley, TX -0.2% downgraded at Goldman, MCP -23% downgraded at JP Morgan News: IVN +5.8% changes name to Turquoise Hill Resources, CRS +5.3% awarded three-year contract with Petrobras (PZE) subsidiary; financial terms not disclosed, CF +4.6% agrees to acquire Viterra's interests in Canadian Fertilizers, PVG +3.9% provides Q2 updates for Brucejack Project, BHP +2.6% CEO will not take bonus following news that the co will take $3.3 bln in writedowns, according to reports, HWKN +1.7% increases semi-annual cash dividend by ~ 6% to $0.34 per share from $0.32 per share, ECL +1% Fritze to Retire at year end, Daniel J. Schmechel to become new Chief Financial Officer, AGU +0.7% agrees to sell minority interest in Medicine Hat Nitrogen Facility and announces $900-mln substantial issuer bid to repurchase shares, MERC -0.7% announces re-authorization of $14.4 mln share repurchase program, SVBL -2.2% and AngloGold Ashanti (AU) terminate the Ndjole-Mevang and Ogooue Joint Ventures in Gabon, Central Africa.
