Below are some of the main news-driven share price changes as at 10:56 a.m. in New York.
RISERS
Shaw Communications (NYSE:SJR) surged 8.4% to US$17.81 after the Canadian media company struck a deal to sell off its broadcast subsidiary to Corus Entertainment (OTCMKTS:CJREF) for $2.65bn.
Arno Therapeutics (OTCQB:ARNI) jumped 17% to US$0.35 after the biopharma group brought in gross proceeds of around US$7.4mln to advance the clinical development of lead product onapristone for breast cancer and other tumours.
Cyberark Software (NASDAQ:CYBR) surged 18.6% to US$44.90 on the heels of a report that the Israel-based company is a potential acquisition target.
Qunar Cayman Islands (NASDAQ:QUNR) gained 13% to US$43.00 after Ctrip (NASDAQ:CTRP) reported a deal to make certain investments via a limited partnership capital contribution in several non-U.S. investment entities.
General Electric (NYSE:GE) inched up 0.2% to US$28.72. The U.S. engineering giant is to cut thousands of jobs in Europe following its deal to buy Alstom's power business for US£9.2bn last November.
FALLERS
Supervalu (NYSE:SVU) slumped 12% to US$5.29 after the supermarket chain reported a worse-than-expected 2.6% decline in third-quarter revenue.
DelMar Pharmaceuticals (OTCQX:DMPI) fell 1.1% to US$0.91. The Canadian clinical-stage drug development company entered into a collaboration to accelerate the clinical development of its lead anti-cancer candidate, VAL-083.
CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) fell 4% to US$22.75 after the transportation company reported weaker-than-anticipated revenue.