Lamb Weston, SP Plus And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Thursday

U.S. stocks traded lower, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 100 points on Thursday. Here are some big stocks recording gains in today’s session.

Orchard Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ:ORTX) shares surged 97.7% to $15.98 after the company agreed to be acquired by Japan's Kyowa Kirin for $16.00 per ADS in cash plus an additional contingent value right of $1.00 per ADS.
SP Plus Corporation (NASDAQ:SP) shares jumped 47.5% to $52.24 after Metropolis Technologies announced it will acquire the company for $1.5 billion.
Euronav NV (NYSE:EURN) shares climbed 17.3% to $17.33. Euronav confirmed that Frontline and CMB NV, are in discussions on an integrated solution to strategic and structural deadlock in Euronav.
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LW) gained 12.2% to $101.54 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results.
VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON) rose 9.6% to $20.41. VEON said that its Beeline Uzbekistan, its digital operator in Uzbekistan, opened the Beeline Academy in Tashkent to help train IT, AI, cybersecurity and data protection experts.
Immunovant, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMVT) gained 7.1% to $36.43.
TransAlta Corporation (NYSE:TAC) rose 6.1% to $8.54.
Dada Nexus Limited (NASDAQ:DADA) gained 5.8% to $4.2350.
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE:LOB) surged 5.7% to $28.93. JP Morgan upgraded Live Oak Bancshares from Neutral to Overweight and announced a $40 price target.
United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) gained 5.4% to $13.80.
Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE:URG) gained 5.3% to $1.4637.

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IMVTImmunovant Inc

$24.500.37%

Overview

LOBLive Oak Bancshares Inc

$32.25-%

LWLamb Weston Holdings Inc

$40.50-0.12%

TACTransAlta Corp

$12.44-2.51%

UNFIUnited Natural Foods Inc

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