HIGHER: Resolute Energy (REN), up 8% after announcing that Cimarex Energy (XEC) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the company in a cash and stock transaction valued at $35 per share... Viking Therapeutics (VKTX), up 6% after Raymond James upgraded the stock to Strong Buy from Outperform with a $43 price target. Following AASLD, analyst Steven Seedhouse thinks TR-B remains one of the most promising mechanisms with proof-of-concept in NASH based on VK2809 and MGL-3196 data presented and conversations with physicians... Zayo (ZAYO), up 10% after Bloomberg reports the company has attracted takeover interest from a group of investors including funds managed by Blackstone (BX) and Stonepeak Partners. UP AFTER EARNINGS: Leju (LEJU), up 27%. DOWN AFTER EARNINGS: JD.com (JD), down 3%. LOWER: Cimarex Energy, down 8% after announcing Resolute Energy transaction agreement... PG&E (PCG), down 8% after Reuters said PG&E has reported another power-line outage that it experienced on the morning of November 8, when the deadly Camp Fire began in California... Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL), down 4% after Raymond James downgraded Madrigal to Underperform from Market Perform. Seedhouse, who expected MGL-3196 Phase 2 data sentiment to worsen exiting AASLD, said that was exacerbated by the NASH resolution definition announced at the meeting.