U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 100 points on Tuesday.

Shares of United Natural Foods, Inc. UNFI rose sharply during Tuesday's session following better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised its FY25 guidance.

United Natural Foods posted adjusted earnings of 16 cents per share, compared to market estimates for a loss of 1 cent per share. The company's quarterly sales came in at $7.87 billion versus expectations of $7.61 billion.

United Natural Foods shares surged 29% to $31.82 on Tuesday.

Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today's session.

  • uniQure N.V. QURE shares jumped 105.6% to $15.00 after the company announced an agreement with the FDA on key elements of an accelerated pathway for AMT-130.
  • NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. NAMS gained 35.5% to $25.10 after the company announced topline data from its Phase 3 BROADWAY trial of Obicetrapib.
  • Absci Corporation ABSI gained 21.5% to $3.8999.
  • Byrna Technologies Inc. BYRN surged 16.7% to $22.09 as the company announced preliminary fiscal fourth quarter record revenues of $28.0 million.
  • Rigetti Computing, Inc. RGTI gained 15.1% to $5.12. Quantum Machines and Rigetti announced successful AI-powered calibration of a Quantum Computer.
  • Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. SEI gained 15.1% to $29.65. Solaris Energy Infrastructure priced its public offering of 6.5 million Class A shares at $24.75 each for net proceeds of $156 million.
  • Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. OLLI jumped 14.7% to $111.48 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.
  • MoneyLion Inc. ML gained 14.7% to $88.30 after the company announced an agreement to be acquired for $82 per share in cash for a total value of approximately $1 billion.
  • Alaska Air Group, Inc. ALK rose 13.5% to $61.54 r after the company unveiled “Alaska Accelerate”, a strategy to boost profitability and its global footprint. Additionally, the company issued a strong FY25 outlook and plans for nonstop routes to Tokyo and Seoul from Seattle.
  • Nebius Group N.V. NBIS gained 6.2% to $33.94.
  • Super Group (SGHC) Limited SGHC rose 5.9% to $7.01. The company issued business update as 2024 closes.
  • MakeMyTrip Limited MMYT climbed 5.5% to $121.32 after the company inked a Business Transfer Agreement to acquire the Happay Expense Management Platform from CRED for an undisclosed amount.
  • Alphabet Inc. GOOGL gained 4.6% to $183.45.

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