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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