- DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) surged 37 percent to $16.30. The volume of DryShips shares traded was 4117 percent higher than normal. DryShips gained more than 150 percent on Thursday after the company reported its third-quarter results after Wednesday's market close.
- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) shares moved up 68.4 percent to $10.10. The volume of PTC Therapeutics traded was 1587 percent higher than normal. PTC Therapeutics announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the renewal of the company's therapy called Translarna (ataluren).
- NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares gained 22.7 percent to $83.18. The volume of NVIDIA shares traded was 566 percent higher than normal. NVIDIA reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter. The company boosted its quarterly dividend by 22 percent and authorized an additional $2 billion in share buyback program.
- Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP) shares rose 4 percent to $52.68. The volume of Icahn Enterprises shares traded was 458 percent higher than normal.
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