Treasurys: 30-year -0.07%. 10-yr -0.01%. 5-yr +0.01%.
Commodities: Crude -0.79% to $91.75. Gold -0.34% to $1777.15.
Currencies: Euro +0.23% vs. dollar. Yen +0.17%. Pound -0.04%
InterMune (ITMN) +5.7% AH after announcing Canada's national health service has approved its Esbriet pulmonary fibrosis drug - the company expects sales to begin on Jan. 1. Esbriet has already been approved for use in Japan, South Korea, and 29 European countries, but FDA approval is still pending the outcome of clinical trials.
Xyratex (XRTX): FQ3 EPS of $0.37 misses by $0.07. Revenue of $275.7M (-24% Y/Y) misses by $43M. Xyratex's FQ3: Revenue was in-line with the guidance Xyratex provided in its September warning. But FQ4 revenue is expected to be within a range of $235M-$285M and EPS of -$0.15 to -$0.43, well below an outdated consensus of $327.9M and $0.49. In addition to noting the qualification delays partly behind its FQ3 warning, Xyratex claims "industry dynamics are weaker than what was expected a few months ago" - possibly bad news for customers NTAP, STX, and WDC. XRTX -11.5% AH
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