U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 300 points on Thursday.



Shares of STAAR Surgical Co (NASDAQ:STAA) rose sharply after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.



Staar Surgical reported quarterly earnings of 10 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of loss of 6 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $93.522 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $75.509 million.



STAAR Surgical gained 8.7% to $31.96 on Thursday.



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



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<li>POET Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:POET) shares jumped 37.3% to $19.72 after the company announced it entered into a supply agreement with Lumilens to establish a strategic joint development and commercial technology partnership to advance a new class of wafer-level photonic integration for frontier AI infrastructure.</li>



<li>Stubhub Holdings, Inc (NYSE:STUB) rose 21.1% to $9.11 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.</li>



<li>Studio City International Hldg Ltd (NYSE:MSC) jumped 19.2% to $2.98.</li>



<li>Accelerant Holdings (NYSE:ARX) gained 18.5% to $14.85 following upbeat quarterly earnings.</li>



<li>Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) gained 15.7% to $117.90 as the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 guidance.</li>



<li>Purecycle Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PCT) gained 15.4% to $11.77.</li>



<li>Wolfspeed Inc (NYSE:WOLF) surged 13% to $70.73.</li>



<li>Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) jumped 12.1% to $128.80 following strong quarterly results.</li>



<li>Ondas Inc (NASDAQ:ONDS) shares jumped 11.5% to $9.88 following first-quarter results.</li>



<li>Klarna Group PLC (NYSE:KLAR) gained 11.5% to $15.26 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly sales results.</li>



<li>Redwire Corp (NYSE:RDW) jumped 10.6% to $12.71.</li>



<li>Viking Holdings Ltd (NYSE:VIK) rose 10.5% to $90.83 following upbeat quarterly results.</li>



<li>Aquestive Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:AQST) rose 9.4% to $4.52 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.</li>



<li>Julong Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:JLHL) rose 8.8% to $18.50.</li>



<li>Yeti Holdings Inc (NYSE:YETI) surged 7.6% to $41.25 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates. Also, the company raised its FY26 sales guidance.</li>



<li>Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) gained 7.5% to $10.10.</li>



<li>Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) rose 6.5% to $14.46.</li>
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U.S. stocks rose significantly, with the Dow Jones up 300 points. STAAR Surgical Co (NASDAQ:STAA) shares surged 8.7% to $31.96 after reporting better-than-expected Q1 earnings of 10 cents per share and sales of $93.522 million. Other notable gainers included POET Technologies (+37.3%), Stubhub Holdings (+21.1%), and Cisco Systems (+15.7%). Overall, many stocks experienced substantial increases following positive quarterly results and guidance adjustments.

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