Benzinga - by Lisa Levin, Benzinga Editor.
U.S. stocks traded higher Wednesday, with the Dow Jones gaining around 100 points.
Here are some big stocks recording gains in today’s session.
- Sharecare, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHCR) shares surged 20.8% to $1.13. On Oct. 3, director John Chadwick submitted a preliminary non-binding proposal to the board on behalf of private equity firm Claritas Capital, related to the proposed acquisition of all Sharecare shares not owned by reporting persons for $1.35 to $1.80 per share in cash.
- Scilex Holding Company (NASDAQ: SCLX) gained 12% to $2.33.
- VOXX International Corp (NASDAQ: VOXX) shares jumped 11.7% to $8.70 in pre-market trading as the company reported stronger-than-expected sales for its second quarter.
- Golden Heaven Group Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: GDHG) gained 11.5% to $8.90.
- American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) gained 11.3% to $7.66.
- Exscientia plc (NASDAQ: EXAI) rose 10.5% to $5.15.
- Empire State Realty OP, L.P. (NYSE: ESBA) climbed 9% to $7.85.
- AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ) surged 8.4% to $49.78 as the company posted better-than-expected results for its second quarter and reaffirmed FY24 guidance.
- Dada Nexus Limited (NASDAQ: DADA) gained 8.1% to $4.83.
- Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) rose 8% to $7.97. Novavax will present study findings during two posters sessions at IDWeek 2023, Oct. 11-15, and three oral presentations at World Vaccine Congress Europe 2023, Oct. 16-19.
- Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE: HMY) rose 7.1% to $4.55.
- HUTCHMED (China) Limited (NYSE: HCM) gained 7% to $17.39.
- Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: SIFY) climbed 6% to $1.78.
- Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) rose 5.7% to $1.3003.
- Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) gained 4% to $10.27.
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