Domino's Pizza, Patterson-UTI Energy, JinkoSolar And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Thursday

U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Dow Jones gaining around 180 points on Thursday. Here are some big stocks recording gains in today’s session.

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U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Dow Jones gaining around 180 points on Thursday. Here are some big stocks recording gains in today’s session.

Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ:NKLA) jumped 19.9% to $1.2950 after jumping 18% on Wednesday.
MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS) shares surged 14.9% to $5.28 after the company withdrew its proposed public offering of common stock.
Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) surged 11.7% to $53.83.
Opera Limited (NASDAQ:OPRA) rose 11.6% to $20.83. Opera initiated semi-annual dividend of $0.40 per share.
EHang Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:EH) gained 10.5% to $15.50.
Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALDX) gained 10.1% to $11.51. Aldeyra Therapeutics said Phase 3 INVIGORATE-2 Trial of reproxalap ophthalmic solution for allergic conjunctivitis achieved statistical significance for the primary endpoint and all secondary endpoints.
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) rose 9.8% to $12.23 after the company and NexTier Oilfield Solutions entered a definitive merger agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals transaction.
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS) gained 9.5% to $45.47 after the company announced it has launched its G2 battery in the European market.
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNTL) shares surged 9.2% to $26.89. Zentalis Pharmaceuticals reported pricing of offering of 11.03 million shares at $22.66 per share for total gross proceeds of $250 million.
Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (NYSE:ASPN) gained 8.9% to $8.29. Aspen Aerogels terminated previously announced "At-The-Market" equity offering program.
Donegal Group Inc. (NASDAQ:DGICB) rose 8.8% to $14.70.
Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERV) climbed 8.8% to $18.62 after the company announced an exclusive research collaboration with Eli Lilly focused on advancing Verve's preclinical stage in vivo gene editing program targeting lipoprotein.
C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) surged 8.3% to $46.40 amid continued momentum in AI stocks.
Velocity Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VEL) rose 8.3% to $11.44.
SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKYW) gained 8% to $39.85. Deutsche Bank upgraded SkyWest from Hold to Buy and announced a $46 price target.
Beneficient (NASDAQ:BENF) climbed 7.6% to $5.94.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) rose 7.5% to $14.18. Traders circulated rumor that an imminent takeover may happen.
BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BBAI) gained 7.2% to $2.4550.
Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ) gained 6.2% to $324.76 after Stifel upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy.