Why STAAR Surgical Shares Are Trading Higher By Around 13%? Here Are Other Stocks Moving In Thursday's Mid-Day Session

Shares of STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) rose sharply during Thursday’s session after the company issued strong preliminary first-quarter net sales guidance.

STAAR Surgical shares jumped 13.3% to $44.30 on Thursday.

Here are some other stocks moving in today's mid-day session.

Gainers

• TC Biopharm (Holdings) Plc (NASDAQ:TCBP) shares climbed 130.1% to $2.9790. TCBP announced execution of non-binding letter of intent for acquisition of NK Platform Technologies.
• Allurion Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ALUR) gained 70% to $2.8801 after the company announced the commercial availability of its Virtual Care Suite in the United States. Also, Chardan Capital initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and announced a $5 price target.
• Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:TVGN) shares climbed 40.6% to $3.58. Tevogen Bio, on Wednesday, appointed Tapan V Shah as Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development.
• HWH International Inc. (NASDAQ:HWH) gained 38.8% to $2.1765.
• Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CADL) rose 36.3% to $2.2899 after the company announced interim data from the randomized phase 2 clinical trial of CAN-2409 in non-metastatic prostate cancer.
• MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGNX) climbed 27.8% to $17.47. MacroGenics announced TAMARACK study data will not be presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.
• E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:EJH) gained 27% to $2.22.
• Reliance Global Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RELI) gained 24.6% to $0.46 after the company reported FY23 earnings.
• Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP) rose 22.5% to $47.12 after the company posted better-than-expected results for its second quarter.
• Vast Renewables Limited (NASDAQ:VSTE) gained 22.3% to $8.81.
• Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPWH) gained 21.3% to $3.7950 following a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss.
• Gorilla Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ:GRRR) jumped 19% to $0.8729 after the company reported a year-over-year increase in FY23 sales results.
• Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) shares rose 18.3% to $22.10 after the company reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter and boosted its 2024 earnings guidance.
• NOVONIX Limited (NYSE:NVX) gained 15.4% to $2.83.
• Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (NYSE:ZETA) climbed 14.8% to $12.09 after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised its price target from $12 to $17.
• Graphjet Technology (NASDAQ:GTI) gained 13.3% to $8.17
• MaxLinear, Inc. (NASDAQ:MXL) gained 11.8% to $24.22. MaxLinear is expected to release its financial results for the first quarter 2024 after the closing bell on April 24, 2024.
• Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:EIGR) gained 9.7% to $1.81. Eiger Biopharmaceuticals said on April 2, it received a notice from the Nasdaq that the company’s common stock will be delisted from Nasdaq.
• Destiny Tech100 Inc. (NASDAQ:DXYZ) shares gained 8.8% to $29.39 after jumping 27% on Wednesday.
• Addex Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ADXN) shares rose 8.2% to $16.76. Addex Therapeutics shares gained 18% on Wednesday after the company and funds affiliated with Perceptive Advisors announced the launch of Neurosterix..
• MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) gained 7.4% to $1,724.42 amid a rise in Bitcoin.
• Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH) climbed 7% to $126.86.
• HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) gained 6% to $664.51 following a report suggesting Alphabet is in talks with advisors about a potential offer for the company.
• BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB) climbed 4% to $2.9223 after the company reported fourth-quarter results and issued FY25 guidance.

Losers

• eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFTR) shares dipped 80.7% to $3.1801. The company announced topline results from the primary analysis of the randomized Phase 2 KICKSTART trial of tomivosertib combined with pembrolizumab in non-small cell lung cancer.
• Keyarch Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:KYCH) fell 34.5% to $5.94.
• View, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIEW) fell 29.4% to $0.3601. View shares fell on Wednesday after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
• Achilles Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ:ACHL) declined 27% to $0.88 after the company reported fourth-quarter financial results. The company announced interim Phase I/IIa data on the use of clonal neoantigen reactive T cells from the CHIRON study in advanced unresectable or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and the THETIS study in recurrent or metastatic malignant melanoma.
• KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:KWE) fell 24.4% to $0.85 after the company announced a proposed US public offering.
• AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) fell 22.2% to $3.85. Traders circulated J Capital short report.
• XTI Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ:XTIA) fell 20.9% to $3.64 after gaining 31% on Wednesday.
• DigiAsia Corp. (NASDAQ:FAAS) fell 20% to $5.37.
• Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LW) declined 17.5% to $83.40 after the company reported weak third-quarter results and cut its FY24 outlook.
• Selina Hospitality PLC (NASDAQ:SLNA) dipped 17.5% to $0.0811.
• Casa Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASA) declined 16.3% to $0.0460. Casa Systems said the company and some units entered into asset purchase agreement with Lumine providing for sale and purchase of debtors' Cloud/Ran APA assets.
• Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTRA) fell 15.2% to $0.1390. Kintara Therapeutics recently entered a merger agreement with TuHURA Biosciences.
• Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ:FLGC) fell 13.5% to $2.3095 after the company reported the launch of proposed underwritten public offering of common shares.
• GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. (NYSE:GCTS) fell 13.1% to $5.96.
• SolarMax Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMXT) dipped 10.9% to $11.75.
• LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I (NASDAQ:LGVC) shares tumbled 10.2% to $9.97. LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I shares gained 3% on Wednesday after the company announced shareholders approved the previously announced business combination with Nuvo.
• ARCA biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABIO) fell 8.9% to $2.96. ARCA Biopharma shares jumped 90% on Wednesday after the company and Oruka Therapeutics announced a merger agreement.
• Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQST) fell 8.9% to $3.9850 after the company filed for an up to $250 million mixed shelf offering.
• OneMedNet Corporation (NASDAQ:ONMD) shares fell 8.6% to $0.97. OneMedNet shares jumped 34% on Wednesday after the company completed a securities purchase agreement to provide up to $4.54 million in funding.
• Rent the Runway, Inc. (NASDAQ:RENT) fell 8.6% to $5.37.
• Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) fell 8.2% to $12.40 following a report suggesting the Ellison-led bid would require the company to raise new equity.

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