Soleno Therapeutics, Playtika Holding And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Monday

U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 150 points on Monday.

Shares of Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLNO) rose sharply during Monday's session after the company announced that it will be acquired by Neurocrine Biosciences for $53 per share in cash.

Soleno Therapeutics shares jumped 32% to $52.20 on Monday.

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

• Aehr Test Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEHR) rose 14.5% to $50.91.
• Lightwave Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWLG) gained 13.6% to $8.70.
• BitVentures Limited (NASDAQ:BVC) rose 12.8% to $11.06.
• Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:PLTK) shares jumped 11.8% to $3.0650 after the company launched a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.
• Enovix Corporation (NASDAQ:ENVX) gained 12% to $5.66.
• TOYO Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:TOYO) surged 11.4% to $10.38.
• A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ:AZ) gained 11.1% to $8.31. Carrefour Israel and A2Z Cust2Mate announced plans to deploy 4,000 smart shopping carts nationwide.
• Wellchange Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ:WCT) rose 10% to $2.8700.
• AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC) gained 9.8% to $1.23.
• Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX) rose 8.5% to $466.05.
• Chaince Digital Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CD) gained 8.5% to $4.72.
• Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) rose 8% to $2.6030.
• Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) jumped 7.5% to $73.73.
• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) gained 7.4% to $72.29. Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu upgraded Kratos Defense from Hold to Buy and announced an $85 price target.
• Almonty Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:ALM) jumped 7.2% to $16.46.

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