Skillz Inc., AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., BeiGene, Ltd. made yesterday's list of top gainers.
Markets were up yesterday; Nasdaq closed the day at 12,100, having gained 0.76%. S&P 500 ended the session at 4,105 after a 0.36% gain.
Uptick coincides with some positive signs published earlier as data for United States Unemployment Rate published today at 12:30 UTC came out at 3.5, beating projections of 3.6 and showing improvement over the preceding figure of 3.6.
Have a look at yesterday's biggest gainers:
+12.48%: bullish mood lifts BeiGene to session high of $242.38
After finishing Wednesday at $212, the global oncology developer went up by 12.48% yesterday and remained at the $238.45 level. BeiGene is currently trading with a market cap of $24.89 billion with an average daily volume of 227,395 shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 8.28%.
+21%: AMC Entertainment bulls in charge as markets close for Good Friday
After ending Wednesday at $4.05, AMC Entertainment went up to $5.16 only to drop back, yet still traded well overall and closed at $4.9 yesterday. The theatre company's market cap currently stands at $2.52 billion with an average daily trading volume of 35 million shares. So far this year, it has performed better than the Nasdaq by 17.31%.
+11.46%: Novavax appreciates 11.46% with $8.95 as the high of the day
Novavax rallied 11.46% and ended the session at $8.46. The company has a market cap of $729 million with an average daily trading volume of 5.69 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 29.09%.
Skillz | Closed +23.74% at 68.02 cents
Over the past 1 year, 1 day, the video game competition platform has retreated 81.11% from a noteworthy peak of $2.91. Skillz has a market cap of $306.14 million with an average daily volume of 8.68 million shares. Skillz is forecasted to generate revenues of $51.66 million and EPS of -13 cents.