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Stocks Making the Biggest Moves Midday: Palantir, Flutter, United Airlines, Synopsys, Insmed & More
These are some of the stocks posting the largest moves at midday.
TL;DR
- Airlines like Delta, United, Southwest, and American surged as tensions with Iran eased, impacting crude oil prices.
- Travel stocks, including Booking Holdings, Airbnb, and hotel chains, rose on optimism about resolving the Iran conflict.
- Palantir Technologies jumped on a report that the Pentagon will use its AI system for weapons targeting.
- Cruise lines Carnival and Royal Caribbean experienced increases amid developments in the Iran war.
- Sports-betting stocks Flutter Entertainment and DraftKings rose on news of a potential bipartisan bill.
- Mobileye Global increased after announcing an integration of its Driver Monitoring System with a U.S. automaker.
- Two Harbors Investment surged following a superior buyout proposal from CrossCountry Mortgage.
- Valvoline shares rose after an upgrade by Stifel, with concerns about margin compression deemed overblown.
- MongoDB saw a jump after a Mizuho upgrade, with the bank suggesting AI will strengthen the company.
- Synopsys shares climbed on news of a significant stake taken by activist investor Elliott Investment Management.
- Banks rallied as Treasury yields declined and concerns about slowing consumer spending eased.
- Apogee Therapeutics experienced a 20% jump after releasing positive Phase 2 results for its atopic dermatitis treatment.
- Insmed gained nearly 5% on positive Phase 3B study results for its lung disease treatment.