U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 100 points on Friday.
Shares of Worthington Steel Inc (NYSE: WS ) rose sharply during Friday's session after the company announced that it has entered into a Business Combination Agreement with Kloeckner & Co .
The company plans a voluntary public offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Kloeckner & Co at 11 euros per share ($12.8), with management support and the existing leadership expected to remain post-closing.
Worthington Steel shares jumped 6.9% to $41.43 on Friday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.
Kopin Corp (NASDAQ: KOPN ) shares jumped 17.1% to $3.46. Immunitybio Inc (NASDAQ: IBRX ) gained 17% to $4.62 after the company announced QUILT-2.005 enrollment has exceeded internal expectations and is now over 85% complete. Also, the company announced updated efficacy and safety results from the ongoing QUILT-106 clinical study. Zura Bio Ltd (NASDAQ: ZURA ) rose 17% to $5.49. Wheels Up Experience Inc (NYSE: UP ) shares jumped 13.4% to $1.06. AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ: ASTS ) gained 11.8% to $113.20 after the company was awarded a prime contract position on the US Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD program. Riot Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: RIOT ) gained 11.2% to $18.42 after the company announced that it acquired 200 acres of land at Rockdale and signed a Data Center Lease and Services Agreement with Advanced Micro Devices. Firefly Aerospace Inc (NASDAQ: FLY ) surged 10.2% to $32.78. DBV Technologies SA – ADR (NASDAQ: DBVT ) gained 10.1% to $20.70. Figure Technology Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: FIGR ) gained 9% to $70.80. Loandepot Inc (NYSE: LDI ) gained 9% to $2.91. Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MU ) gained 7.9% to $363.35 after Director Teyin Liu bought 23,200 shares at an average price of $337.14 per share. GE Vernova Inc (NYSE: GEV ) gained 6.7% to $685.56. Maxlinear Inc (NASDAQ: MXL ) gained 6.2% to $20.38. Benchmark analyst David Williams maintained MaxLinear with a Buy and raised the price target from $25 to $28. Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ: AMBA ) rose 6% to $68.50.Photo via Shutterstock
AMBA Ambarella Inc $68.09 5.40% Overview ASTS AST SpaceMobile Inc $112.22 10.8% DBVT DBV Technologies SA $20.20 7.66% FIGR Figure Technology Solutions Inc $69.86 7.54% FLY Firefly Aerospace Inc $32.09 7.87% GEV GE Vernova Inc $681.33 6.09% IBRX ImmunityBio Inc $4.55 15.3% KOPN Kopin Corp $3.43 16.0% LDI loanDepot Inc $2.85 6.61% MU Micron Technology Inc $363.96 8.12% MXL MaxLinear Inc $20.50 6.83% RIOT Riot Platforms Inc $18.00 8.66% UP Wheels Up Experience Inc $1.07 15.0% WS Worthington Steel Inc $42.05 6.40% ZURA Zura Bio Ltd $5.20 10.9% Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs© 2026 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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