PriceSmart Posts Better-Than-Expected Earnings, Joins Enact Holdings, DexCom And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Thursday

U.S. stocks were lower, with the Dow Jones index dipping over 800 points on Thursday.

Shares of PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) rose sharply during Thursday's session following better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.

Pricesmart reported quarterly earnings of $1.45 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.40 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.363 compared to the analyst consensus estimate of $1.359 billion.

PriceSmart shares jumped 7.2% to $91.93 on Thursday.

Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today's session.

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