Bright Health Group Inc., Carnival Corporation & plc, Ceragon Networks Ltd. made Friday's list of top gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US rose as S&P 500 closed the day at 4,450.38, having gained 1.23%. Nasdaq gained 1.45% and closed at 13,800.
Have a look at Friday's biggest gainers:
+9.73%: Friday Carnival increased by 9.73%, ended the session at $18.83
Carnival ended Thursday's session at $17.16. Friday started with an increase to $18.88, but dropped back and closed at $18.83. Carnival's market cap is currently $23.84 billion with an average daily trading volume of 56.81 million shares. So far this year, it has been outperforming the Nasdaq by 147.36%.
+9.07%: risk-on sentiment allowed Carnival to post 9.07% gain Friday
The British-American cruise operator topped out at $17 having ended Friday at $16.95. However, despite early momentum, the stock gave up its gains to now trade at $16.95. Carnival's market cap currently stands at $22.14 billion with an average daily trading volume of 2.49 million shares. So far this year, it has been beating the Nasdaq by 148.57%.
+11.9%: pre-market trading leads Bright Health to drop to $11.75 (a 3.85% change) after ending Friday at $12.22
The US health insurance company rallied 11.9% and maintained $12.22. The company's market cap currently stands at $97.17 million with an average daily volume of 215,840 shares. So far this year, it has performed better than the Nasdaq by 1,560%.
+9.38%: Ceragon loses 1.9% in after hours trading after closing at $2.1 Friday
After ending Thursday at $1.92, Ceragon went up to $2.15 only to drop back, yet still traded well overall and closed at $2.1 Friday. Ceragon has a market cap of $177.15 million with an average daily volume of 363,288 shares.