Small Cap Gainers: SNR, AVXL, JKS

New Senior Investment Group Inc (NYSE:SNR) soared 28.50% to $8.90 as the company has been agreed to be acquired by Ventas (VTR) in an all-stock transaction valued at approx. $2.3 billion, including $1.5 billion of company’s debt; co’s shareholders will receive 0.1561 shares of newly issued Ventas stock per share of co’s stock, representing an approx. +31% equity premium based on co’s 30-day trading average. At three-year highs.

Anavex Life Sciences Corp (NASDAQ: AVXL) gained 19% to $29.46 after the company reported that in a proof-of-concept Phase 2 trial of ANAVEX 2-73 in patients with Parkinson’s disease dementia, ANAVEX 2-73 treatment resulted in a significant increase in the expression of the SIGMAR1 mRNA biomarker that significantly correlated with improvements in the primary and secondary clinical efficacy endpoints. Data will be submitted to the FDA to seek regulatory guidance. At record highs.

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd (NYSE:JKS) surged 22% to $52.50 after the company today announced that application documents regarding a potential IPO and listing of the shares of operating subsidiary Jinko Solar Co. have been submitted to and received by the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Solar industry stocks generally outperform; the Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) moves higher by approx. +5%.