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U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 950 points on Monday.

Shares of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) rose sharply during Monday's session after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results.

NRG Energy posted adjusted earnings of $2.62 per share, beating market estimates of $1.49 per share. The company's quarterly sales came in at $8.59 billion versus expectations of $7.83 billion.

NRG Energy shares jumped 21.5% to $145.05 on Monday.

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

• Fluence Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLNC) shares jumped 32% to $6.06.
• Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) gained 22.1% to $33.31.
• WeRide Inc. (NASDAQ:WRD) shares jumped 21.4% to $9.72. WeRide will release its first quarter financial results before the opening bell on May 21.
• Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W) shares rose 21.2% to $39.76 after Argus Research upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy and announced a $40 price target.
• Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) gained 21.1% to $9.90 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
• Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) shares jumped 20.1% to $102.34.
• VNET Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNET) rose 20.1% to $7.16.
• RH (NYSE:RH) gained 18.3% to $230.01.
• SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) gained 17.3% to $10.53.
• Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX) shares rose 16.4% to $111.95.
• Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) surged 15.2% to $72.22.
• Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) gained 15.1% to $45.15.
• V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) gained 13% to $15.00.
• XPO, Inc. (NYSE:XPO) rose 12.9% to $125.38.
• Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) jumped 12.7% to $300.64.
• Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) gained 12.3% to $32.81.
• DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) shares rose 11% to $212.02. Barclays analyst Adrienne Yih maintained Dick’s Sporting Goods with an Overweight rating and lowered the price target from $254 to $223.
• Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) gained 10.5% to $51.30. Barclays analyst Ramsey El-Assal maintained Affirm with an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $45 to $53.
• Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) rose 10.3% to $68.49. Masco declared a quarterly dividend of 31 cents per common share.
• ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:ON) gained 9.6% to $44.93.
• Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) rose 8.8% to $174.35.
• Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) gained 8.1% to $92.85.
• Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) rose 7.8% to $208.19.
• Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) rose 7% to $319.24. Tesla has touted the company’s FSD (Full Self-Driving) technology ahead of next month’s Robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas.
• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose 5.8% to $209.92. Apple is reportedly contemplating raising the prices for its forthcoming fall iPhone models, while also planning to introduce new features and design changes.

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