Yelp shares rally on report activist investor wants sale, while PacWest stock climbs for second day

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Here are some of the biggest movers of the day:

Stock gainers:

Yelp Inc. shares
YELP
surged about 14% in premarket trade afterย the Wall Street Journal reportedย an activist investor is calling on the company to consider selling to boost its value.

Tegna Inc.โ€™s stock
TGNA
rose 2% after the TV-station operator announced a $300 million โ€œacceleratedโ€ stock buyback and raised its quarterly dividend by 20% following the termination of a merger deal with the hedge fund Standard General.

PacWest Bancorp shares
PACW
rose 9%, a day after a 20% rally from selling a discounted portfolio of real estate loans.

Stock decliners:

Guardant Health
GH
shares fell 7% after the cancer testing company announced a secondary offering of its stock.ย 

Shares of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
RNR
dropped nearly 4% in the extended session Monday after the reinsurer said late Monday it has agreed to buy American International Group Inc.โ€™s
AIG
AIGโ€™s reinsurance businesses, which includes Validus Reinsurance Ltd. and subsidiaries as well as managed funds, for $2.985 billion.

Zoom Video Communications Inc.โ€™s stock
ZM
slipped 1% in premarket trade, following an initial 5% jump after hours Monday as the videoconferencing company topped Wall Street expectations across the board on results and forecasts.

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