Market Movers | Winners: RYTM, PLUG, VRNA | Losers: RXST, NUTX, KRUS
On Wednesday, July 9, all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 0.61%, the Dow 30 rising 0.49%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.72%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.
List of Market Winners
The following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the highest returns on the last trading day:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RYTM | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals | 36.6% | 59.0% |
| 2 | PLUG | Plug Power | 25.4% | -16.4% |
| 3 | VRNA | Verona Pharma | 20.6% | 125.6% |
| 4 | AES | AES | 19.8% | 6.5% |
| 5 | BE | Bloom Energy | 18.1% | 29.3% |
| 6 | PTC | PTC | 17.6% | 14.5% |
| 7 | NUVB | Nuvation Bio | 15.6% | -10.9% |
| 8 | XNCR | Xencor | 12.8% | -59.4% |
| 9 | IOVA | Iovance Biotherapeutics | 12.4% | -73.1% |
| 10 | VIR | Vir Biotechnology | 11.9% | -19.2% |
List of Market Losers
On the other hand, the following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the lowest returns:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RXST | RxSight | -37.8% | -76.9% |
| 2 | NUTX | Nutex Health | -16.1% | 265.1% |
| 3 | KRUS | Kura Sushi USA | -11.9% | -15.6% |
| 4 | ERO | Ero Copper | -9.4% | 5.9% |
| 5 | MBLY | Mobileye Global | -7.1% | -13.1% |
| 6 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -6.5% | -20.1% |
| 7 | DAVE | Dave | -6.5% | 181.9% |
| 8 | ASTS | AST SpaceMobile | -6.5% | 101.4% |
| 9 | UEC | Uranium Energy | -6.3% | -11.5% |
| 10 | NESR | National Energy Services Reunited | -6.1% | -29.8% |
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 0.94%, the Dow 30 rising 0.82%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.82%. Gains were broad-based, though not every stock joined the rally.
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List of 1-Week Market Winners
The following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the highest returns over the last week:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANA | Sana Biotechnology | 48.4% | 148.5% |
| 2 | MSC | Studio City International | 45.1% | -18.4% |
| 3 | COGT | Cogent Biosciences | 44.8% | 33.3% |
| 4 | RYTM | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals | 40.8% | 59.0% |
| 5 | SHLS | Shoals Technologies | 35.2% | 3.9% |
| 6 | TRIP | Tripadvisor | 32.8% | 17.3% |
| 7 | SEDG | SolarEdge Technologies | 32.8% | 99.2% |
| 8 | ENVX | Enovix | 32.7% | 26.2% |
| 9 | CIFR | Cipher Mining | 31.0% | 34.9% |
| 10 | ARRY | Array Technologies | 30.5% | 27.5% |
List of 1-Week Market Losers
Similarly, the following table shows the 10 stocks that were at the bottom in terms of returns:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNC | Centene | -39.0% | -45.4% |
| 2 | RXST | RxSight | -38.8% | -76.9% |
| 3 | APG | APi | -32.4% | 43.8% |
| 4 | OSCR | Oscar Health | -25.0% | 19.6% |
| 5 | CORZ | Core Scientific | -21.3% | -4.4% |
| 6 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -20.4% | -18.5% |
| 7 | SSII | SS Innovations International | -19.7% | -40.1% |
| 8 | PRGS | Progress Software | -19.3% | -20.9% |
| 9 | AVAH | Aveanna Healthcare | -18.4% | -6.6% |
| 10 | AEVA | Aeva Technologies | -18.2% | 550.9% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, markets rallied broadly, with the S&P 500 rising 5.45%, the Dow 30 rising 5.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 6.11%. While many stocks participated in the rally, some lagged behind.
List of 1-Month Market Winners
The following table shows the 10 stocks that generated the maximum returns over the last one month:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QS | QuantumScape | 110.1% | 61.1% |
| 2 | PLUG | Plug Power | 104.2% | -16.4% |
| 3 | BBAI | BigBear.ai | 95.5% | 65.6% |
| 4 | IREN | IREN | 89.5% | 72.7% |
| 5 | FLNC | Fluence Energy | 89.2% | -45.0% |
| 6 | ABCL | AbCellera Biologics | 78.1% | 44.0% |
| 7 | CIFR | Cipher Mining | 77.3% | 34.9% |
| 8 | COGT | Cogent Biosciences | 73.6% | 33.3% |
| 9 | AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics | 71.7% | -24.3% |
| 10 | ENVX | Enovix | 70.9% | 26.2% |
List of 1-Month Market Losers
In the same period, these 10 stocks were at the bottom in terms of returns:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRPT | Sarepta Therapeutics | -50.6% | -84.1% |
| 2 | RXST | RxSight | -46.7% | -76.9% |
| 3 | CURV | Torrid | -45.2% | -47.8% |
| 4 | CNC | Centene | -39.7% | -45.4% |
| 5 | SLP | Simulations Plus | -36.9% | -37.1% |
| 6 | DYN | Dyne Therapeutics | -36.5% | -62.3% |
| 7 | LVWR | LiveWire | -32.3% | -20.2% |
| 8 | LULU | Lululemon Athletica | -28.7% | -38.3% |
| 9 | FTV | Fortive | -26.2% | -29.2% |
| 10 | APLD | Applied Digital | -25.5% | 24.5% |
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