After-Market Movers For July 18 (SPIL, AUO, AMKR, GCI, CHKP, ETR, CMED, CNX)

Gainers:

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd. (SPIL) gained more than 8 percent in the after-hours trading on the Nasdaq.

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), a Taiwanese manufacturer of TFT-LCD panels, gained more than 4 percent in the extended-hours trading on the NYSE.

Semiconductor packaging subcontractor Amkor Technology, Inc. (AMKR) gained nearly 4 percent in the after-hours trading on the Nasdaq.

Media holding company Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI), the publisher of USA TODAY, reported Monday that profit for the second quarter declined 23 percent from last year, hurt by drop in publishing revenues. Adjusted earnings for the quarter topped analysts' expectations by a penny, while quarterly revenues came in line with their estimates. The company gained more than 3 percent in the extended-hours trading on the NYSE.

Losers:

Israel-based IT security solutions provider Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) lost nearly 4 percent in the after-hours trading on the Naasdaq.

Integrated energy company Entergy Corp. (ETR) provided preliminary earnings guidance for the second quarter, with projections significantly above analysts' expectations. The company also affirmed its full-year earnings forecast. Entergy will report second-quarter results on August 1. However, the company lost more than 3 percent in the extended-hours trading on the NYSE.

China-based in-vitro diagnostic products maker China Medical Technologies Inc. (CMED) lost nearly 3 percent in the after-hours trading on the Nasdaq.

Diversified fuel producer Consol Energy Inc. (CNX) gained more than 2 percent in the extended-hours trading on the NYSE.

by RTTNews Staff Writer

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