Bending Spoons, Liquidia, Verastem And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday

Benzinga · 3d ago

U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 200 points on Wednesday.

Shares of Bending Spoons SpA (NASDAQ:BSP) rose sharply after the company announced a new $330 million investment from Berkshire Hathaway.

Bending Spoons shares jumped 40.2% to $53.10 on Wednesday.

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

  • Liquidia Corp (NASDAQ:LQDA) gained 30.7% to $35.05 after the company announced a global settlement agreement with United Therapeutics, resolving all pending litigation and ensuring YUTREPIA remains available to PAH patients without disruption.
  • Verastem Inc (NASDAQ:VSTM) rose 13.2% to $8.43 after strong early Phase 1/2 data for VS-7375 in KRAS G12D-mutated cancers, alongside a CEO transition and the pricing of a $250 million public offering to support development efforts.
  • Regencell Bioscience Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:RGC) rose 13.1% to $9.26.
  • Stewards Inc. (NASDAQ:SWRD) surged 10.4% to $2.7599.
  • Applied Aerospace & Defense Inc (NYSE:AADX) climbed 10% to $11.46.
  • Evotec SE (NYSE:EVO) gained 9.2% to $1.4688. HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Swayampakula Ramakanth reiterated Evotec with a Buy and maintained a $4 price target.
  • ECARX Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ECX) gained 8.6% to $0.9400.
  • Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) rose 6.6% to $712.00.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALO) surged 5.6% to $115.75.
  • Scribe Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SCTX) rose 4.6% to $20.00.

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