U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points on Thursday.

Shares of Quantumscape Corp (NASDAQ:QS) rose sharply after the company announced a joint research agreement with Honda R&D Co. Ltd. aimed at advancing QuantumScape's solid-state battery platform.

The joint research agreement includes a multi-year plan focused on solid-state battery development and associated manufacturing processes.

Quantumscape shares jumped 12.9% to $7.79 on Thursday.

Here are some other big stocks recording gins in today’s session.

  • Butterfly Network Inc (NYSE:BFLY) shares gained 31.3% to $7.50 after the company issued commentary on Midjourney Medical and The Midjourney Scanner announcement.
  • mF International Limited (NASDAQ:MFI) gained 29.6% to $10.19.
  • Smith & Wesson Brands Inc (NASDAQ:SWBI) shares jumped 17.9% to $16.19 as the company posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
  • Velo3D Inc (NASDAQ:VELO) gained 16.3% to $29.72.
  • Fermi Inc (NASDAQ:FRMI) rose 16.1% to $10.06.
  • Equipmentshare.Com Inc (NASDAQ:EQPT) gained 14.4% to $26.74.
  • Vishay Intertechnology Inc (NYSE:VSH) jumped 13.2% to $68.43.
  • Cerebras Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CBRS) gained 12.8% to $241.04.
  • Diodes Inc (NASDAQ:DIOD) gained 12.7% to $122.66.
  •  Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd (NASDAQ:AOSL) jumped 12.6% to $48.60.
  • Marvell Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MRVL) gained 11.5% to $323.08 after Keybanc maintained its Overweight rating on the stock and raised its price target from $260 to $385.
  • Fiverr International Ltd (NYSE:FVRR) jumped 11.5% to $10.74.
  • Wolfspeed Inc (NYSE:WOLF) gained 11.1% to $54.12.
  • SanDisk Corp (NASDAQ:SNDK) gained 10.8% to $2,170.62.
  • Centrus Energy Corp (NYSE:LEU) gained 10.6% to $188.64 after Oklo signed a Letter of Intent with the company, which agreed to supply enough domestic high-assay low-enriched uranium to power up to five Aurora powerhouses for multiple years.
  • Wayfair Inc (NYSE:W) rose 9.7% to $89.77.
  • Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) jumped 8.4% to $1,131.08. Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson maintained Micron with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $550 to $1,300, while Stifel analyst Brian Chin maintained the stock with a Buy and raised the price target from $550 to $1,500.
  • Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) surged 7.9% to $130.68 after President Trump posted on social media about American technology, including a supportive statement about the company and a reference to an earlier deal to “help Intel in exchange for 10% of their shares.”
  • Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (NASDAQ:SIMO) jumped 7.9% to $331.48.

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