Gainers
- Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZGNX) shares surged 65.7% to close at $25.92 on Wednesday after the company announced it will be acquired by UCB for approximately $1.9 billion.
- G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:GMVD) jumped 45.4% to close at $6.12. EH Hutton, on Tuesday, initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a $6 price target.
- Valneva SE (NASDAQ:VALN) gained 45% to close at $47.52 after results from an initial laboratory study demonstrated that serum antibodies induced by three doses of Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001, neutralize the omicron variant.
- Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVOS) surged 41.1% to settle at $2.30 after the company announced significant increases across several key metrics for its SleepImage Home Sleep Apnea Tests.
- ShiftPixy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PIXY) gained 31.5% to close at $1.67.
- NSTS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTS) jumped 25.9% to close at $12.59 after the company priced its IPO at $10 per share.
- Evofem Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVFM) gained 22.9% to close at $0.4875. Evofem Biosciences achieved preliminary net product sales of $3.5 million in Q4 FY21, more than double in Q3 FY21.
- Gamida Cell Ltd. (NASDAQ:GMDA) shares rose 22.5% to close at $2.72. Gamida Cell announced that following receipt of positive Type B meeting correspondence from the FDA. The company said it plans to initiate a rolling biologics license application submission for omidubicel, a potentially life-saving treatment for patients with blood cancers in need of stem cell transplant.
- ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:RETO) gained 22% to settle at $2.16.
- Splash Beverage Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBEV) rose 21.9% to settle at $3.96 after the company announced it has received authorization to sell its Pulpoloco Sangria line in 187 of Ralph's Grocery stores.
- Muscle Maker, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRIL) gained 21.6% to close at $0.6290 after the company signed two additional franchise agreements in the Mississippi market.
- Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (NYSE:PLG) surged 20.7% to settle at $1.98.
- Aura Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:AURA) 19.9% to settle at $19.50.
- Fresh Vine Wine, Inc. (NYSE:VINE) gained 19.6% to close at $6.70 after jumping around 9% on Tuesday. Fresh Vine Wine recently announced a partnership with CRAVE American Kitchen & Sushi Bar.
- Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSN) jumped 19.3% to close at $8.17. Fusion Pharmaceuticals recently announced a research collaboration with 48Hour Discovery to develop peptide-based radiopharmaceuticals.
- New Pacific Metals Corp. (NYSE:NEWP) gained 17.7% to close at $3.20.
- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ:WIMI) rose 16.7% to settle at $3.00.
- Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE:HMY) gained 16.3% to close at $4.20.
- International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (NYSE:THM) gained 15.8% to close at $0.8525.
- Renren Inc. (NYSE:RENN) jumped 15.3% to close at $21.04.
- SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) rose 13.7% to settle at $13.71. The San Francisco-based digital financial services company said Tuesday it had gained approvals from key regulators to become a full-fledged bank.
- Reading International, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDIB) gained 13.4% to close at $22.70.
- Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) surged 11.8% to close at $5.78. HC Wainwright & Co. recently maintained Hecla Mining with a Buy and lowered the price target from $7.5 to $7.25.
- Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK) climbed 11.7% to settle at $4.67. Endeavour Silver recently announced plans to acquire The Pitarrilla Project for $70 million in cash and stock.
- SilverCrest Metals Inc. (NYSE:SILV) gained 11.3% to close at $8.65.
- Gatos Silver, Inc. (NYSE:GATO) gained 11.3% to close at $11.35. Gatos Silver recently said Q4 silver production up 35% from the previous quarter.
- Kanzhun Limited (NASDAQ:BZ) rose 8.4% to close at $28.18.
- Vaxxinity, Inc. (NASDAQ:VAXX) gained 7.9% to close at $7.94. Vaxxinity recently announced the first Parkinson's disease patient has been dosed in Part B of a Phase 1 clinical trial of UB-312.
- Bird Global, Inc. (NYSE:BRDS) shares rose 6.6% to close at $3.73.
