U.S. stocks were lower, with the Dow Jones index falling over 150 points on Wednesday.

Shares of AAR Corp. AIR rose sharply during Tuesday's session after posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter results.

The company reported quarterly earnings of 90 cents per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 84 cents. Quarterly revenue came in at $686.1 million, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $654.18 million.

AAR shares jumped 9.6% to $67.67 on Wednesday.

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

  • Sana Biotechnology, Inc. SANA shares jumped 249% to $5.77 after the company on Tuesday announced clinical trial results from its type 1 diabetes study of islet cell transplantation without immunosuppression.
  • Vir Biotechnology, Inc. VIR gained 64% to $12.97 after the company announced it’s presenting initial Phase 1 data from its two dual-masked T-cell engagers (TCEs): VIR-5818 and VIR-5500.
  • AngioDynamics, Inc. ANGO surged 25% to $11.74 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its FY25 adjusted EPS guidance.
  • Absci Corporation ABSI rose 17% to $3.5900 after the company announced a strategic collaboration with AMD.
  • eBay Inc. EBAY surged 11.5% to $70.44 after Meta announced a test in Germany, France and the US that will allow buyers to browse eBay listings directly on Facebook Marketplace.
  • Matthews International Corporation MATW gained 10.2% to $29.87 as the company agreed to sell SGK Brand Solutions.
  • Arcadium Lithium plc ALTM rose 8.6% to $5.72 after the company announced it secured CFIUS clearance regarding Rio Tinto’s proposed acquisition.
  • Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. CALM gained 7.1% to $111.00 as the company posted better-than-expected results for its second quarter. The company said it set a quarterly record for total dozens sold and specialty dozens sold. It also announced a cash dividend of approximately $1.49 per share.
  • ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. ADTN rose 6.3% to $10.25.
  • Boston Scientific Corporation BSX gained 4.6% to $96.24 after the company announced it entered into a definitive deal to acquire Bold Medical.
  • UniFirst Corporation UNF gained 3.7% to $212.25 following upbeat quarterly earnings.

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