Hasbro Inc, Churchill Downs Incorporated, Meta Platforms made today's list of top gainers.
Markets closed higher today, as S&P 500 gained 1.96% and closed at 4,135.35. Dow Jones ended the session at 33,826 after a 1.57% gain.
Today's rise took place amid mixed market indicators — following a previous reading of 0.8%, Pending Home Sales in United States released today at 14:00 UTC fell short of the 0.5% figure expected by analysts with an actual reading of -5.2%.
Today was an exciting day for markets with several stocks capitalising on the risk-on mood. Have a look at these Top Gainers:
Facebook | Up 13.93% to $238.56 today
After having closed yesterday at $209.4, the social media colossus rallied above $241.68 today, for the first time in 1 year — gaining $29.16 — and closed at $238.56. Mark Zuckerberg's brainchild has gained 67.87% since its lowest print of $88.91 earlier this year. So far this year, it has performed better than the Nasdaq by 55.49%. The company's market cap currently stands at $611.71 billion with an average daily trading volume of 19.95 million shares.
Hasbro | Up 14.63% to $58.93 today
The international conglomerate traded at $58.93 today, after making its biggest single-day jump of $7.52 (14.63%) since April 2022. The international conglomerate has shed 19.39% over the past three months. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P by 24.64%. The international conglomerate's market cap currently stands at $8.17 billion with an average daily volume of 1.64 million shares.
Churchill Downs Incorporated | Up 14.07% to $287.27 today
Approximately 6 days ago, the horse racing enabler reached a significant high of $257.71 but has struggled to hold onto its gains and declined 2.28% since then. Currently, the horse track and gambling operator has a market capitalization of $10.75 billion with an average daily trading volume of 169,800 shares.