Trading on Wednesday produced marked volatility across the market cap spectrum, with several large technology and industrial names advancing sharply while a pair of major energy companies moved lower. Below we break down the most active movers by market-cap tier, preserving each companys reported percentage change and any accompanying company-specific notes provided.
Mega-Cap Movers (Market Cap: $200B+)
- Intel (INTC): +11.21%
- Lam Research (LRCX): +9.25%
- Applied Materials (AMAT); Applied Materials unveils chipmaking systems for 2nm GAA transistors: +8.73%
- Micron Technology (MU): +7.50%
- KLA-Tencor (KLAC): +7.40%
- Facebook (META): +7.48%
- General Electric (GE): +7.31%
- Caterpillar (CAT); Caterpillar maintains quarterly dividend at $1.51 per share: +6.31%
- Chevron (CVX): -5.50%
- Exxon Mobil (XOM): -6.05%
Large-Cap Stock Movers (Market Cap: $10-$200B)
- RPM International (RPM); RPM International surges nearly 10% on earnings beat, strong guidance: +12.62%
- Futu Holdings (FUTU): +11.88%
- Fabrinet (FN): +11.37%
- Amkor Technology (AMKR): +11.49%
- SanDisk (SNDK): +10.85%
- Carnival Corp (CCL): +11.61%
- Teradyne (TER): +11.27%
- Regal Beloit (RRX): +10.99%
- LyondellBasell Industries (LYB): -10.44%
- Venture Global (VG): -11.85%
Mid-Cap Stock Movers (Market Cap: $2-$10B)
- AXT Inc (AXTI): +20.92%
- Hut 8 Mining (HUT): +19.78%
- Vicor Corp (VICR): +14.79%
- Venaxis (RIOT): +14.38%
- Applied Opt (AAOI): +13.75%
- VSE Corp (VSEC): +13.35%
- Applied Blockchain (APLD): +12.27%
- Inflection Point Acquisition II (USAR): +12.43%
- Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI); Levi Strauss jumps 5% on Q1 earnings beat, raised guidance: +12.58%
- National Energy Services Reunited (NESR): +0.02%
Small-Cap Stock Movers (Market Cap: $300M-$2B)
- Mega Fortune Co Ltd (MGRT): +32.89%
- NuStar GP Holdings (SPIR): +31.52%
- Aehr Test Systems (AEHR); Aehr Test shares fall 5% on revenue miss despite bookings surge: +27.62%
- Bleichroeder Acquisition I (MRLN): +25.71%
- SNXX (SNXX): +21.99%
- LITX (LITX): +19.49%
- METU NASDAQ (METU): +14.96%
- Swiftmerge Acquisition (ANNA): -19.52%
- Amplify Snack Brands (BETR): -19.58%
- Kura Sushi USA (KRUS): -14.26%
The roster of movers covers a broad cross-section of sectors - from semiconductor equipment and chipmakers to energy majors, consumer discretionary and small-cap speculative names. The percentage moves are reported per the accompanying company notes where applicable. In some cases, company-level commentary is included alongside the percentage change as presented.