Wednesday's session featured wide swings across market-cap segments as investors reacted to company-specific news and broader market flows. The session's biggest percentage winners were concentrated in semiconductors and travel-related stocks, while several energy and chemicals names posted some of the day’s largest losses.
Mega-cap movers (market cap: $200 billion or higher)
- Lam Research (LRCX) +10.1%
- Applied Materials (AMAT) +8.95% - Applied Materials unveils chipmaking systems for 2nm GAA transistors
- Intel (INTC) +8.19%
- Micron Technology (MU) +8.19%
- KLA-Tencor (KLAC) +7.52%
- General Electric (GE) +6.48%
- Home Depot (HD) +5.76%
- Caterpillar (CAT) +5.5% - Caterpillar maintains quarterly dividend at $1.51 per share
- Alibaba (BABA) +5.07%
- Exxon Mobil (XOM) -6.16%
Large-cap movers (market cap: $10-$200 billion)
- Carnival Corp (CCL) +13.0%
- Bloom Energy (BE) +12.48%
- United Airlines (UAL) +11.46%
- RPM International (RPM) +12.38% - RPM International surges nearly 10% on earnings beat, strong guidance
- Southwest Airlines (LUV) +9.48%
- Tempur Sealy International (SGI) +10.68%
- Venture Global (VG) -12.54%
- LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -13.69%
- Apache Corp (APA) -10.96%
- CF Industries (CF) -10.48%
Mid-cap movers (market cap: $2-$10 billion)
- AXT Inc (AXTI) +23.53%
- Vicor Corp (VICR) +14.99%
- Inflection Point Acquisition II (USAR) +13.28%
- Compass (COMP) +11.9%
- Oscar Health (OSCR) +11.87%
- Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) +10.86% - Levi Strauss jumps 5% on Q1 earnings beat, raised guidance
- Alaska Air (ALK) +10.84%
- MakeMyTrip (MMYT) +16.41%
- Patterson Uti Energy Inc (PTEN) -13.49%
- Harmony Merger Corp (NEXT) -13.86%
Small-cap movers (market cap: $300 million - $2 billion)
- Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) +27.41% - Aehr Test shares fall 5% on revenue miss despite bookings surge
- Mega Fortune Co Ltd (MGRT) +25.77%
- Bleichroeder Acquisition I (MRLN) +26.35%
- SNXX (SNXX) +21.52%
- Overstock.com (BBBY) +15.75% - Bed Bath & Beyond to acquire F9 Brands for nearly $150 million
- MUU (MUU) +15.96%
- Swiftmerge Acquisition (ANNA) -21.77%
- Amplify Snack Brands Inc (BETR) -23.52%
- W & T Offshore Inc (WTI) -16.27%
- UVIX (UVIX) -18.37%
Across market-cap tiers, the session showed clusters of outsized gains in the semiconductor equipment, memory and travel sectors, while parts of the energy and materials complex experienced notable declines. The lists above capture the session’s largest percentage movers, from mega-cap blue chips to speculative small-cap names.