Today’s top US stocks: Williams-Sonoma (WSM ↑10.7%), Etsy Inc. (ETSY ↑6.2%)
Top performer badges in trading today go to Williams-Sonoma (WSM, up 10.7%) and Etsy (ETSY, up 6.2%).
The market as a whole traded slightly lower, and the Dow industrials lost 192 points.
Standout performers in US markets Thursday, Aug. 27, 2021
Williams-Sonoma Inc. Common Stock (De) (WSM) was the largest gainer today.
Shares in the company rose 10.7% to $189.00 after announcing share buybacks and a dividend hike.
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The second-best mover was Etsy (ETSY). The Nasdaq company rose 6.2% to reach $214.86.
Find out more about investing in Etsy in Finder’s full guide.
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The top 10 biggest gainers today were:
| Stock | Price | % change |
|---|---|---|
| Williams-Sonoma (WSM) | $189.00 | 10.7% |
| Etsy (ETSY) | $214.86 | 6.2% |
| Snowflake (SNOW) | $300.40 | 5.9% |
| Ke Holdings Inc ADR (BEKE) | $20.00 | 5.5% |
| Netapp Inc. (NTAP) | $86.75 | 5.4% |
| Salesforce.Com (CRM) | $273.52 | 4.9% |
| Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) ADR (EDN) | $5.95 | 4.8% |
| Crh Plc ADR (CRH) | $53.79 | 3.8% |
| Palantir Technologies (PLTR) | $25.24 | 3.7% |
| Gamestop (GME) | $206.67 | 3.5% |
Market movers Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021
Each weekday, we round up the biggest gainers on the NYSE and Nasdaq, ranked by price percentage from market open to market close. To avoid higher price volatility, we only include stocks with market caps of more than $10 billion. Price changes are calculated from the open to the close on the trading day, but these prices may be subject to minor variation depending on data availability.
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