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U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 50 points on Friday.

Shares of The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) rose sharply during Friday's session after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter adjusted EPS results.

Kroger reported quarterly earnings of $1.49 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.46 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $45.12 billion compared to the analyst consensus estimate of $45.19 billion.

Kroger shares climbed 7.1% to $70.11 on Friday.

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

• Gorilla Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ:GRRR) shares jumped 35% to $25.41 following a robust first-quarter earnings report that showed significant revenue growth and a return to profitability.

• Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ:BASE) gained 30.9% to $24.78 as the company agreed to be acquired by Haveli Investments for $1.5 billion.
• GMS Inc. (NYSE:GMS) rose 29% to $104.44 following a report suggesting Home Depot made an offer to acquire the company. QXO reportedly submitted an unsolicited offer to buy the company.
• Liminatus Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIMN) gained 22.2% to $15.70.
• Wheels Up Experience Inc. (NYSE:UP) surged 19.9% to $1.5350.
• Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) gained 18.6% to $22.30 after gaining more than 16% on Wednesday.
• Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (NYSE:ZETA) rose 18% to $14.86.
• New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:NFE) gained 15.8% to $2.4909.
• Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) rose 15.7% to $231.12 after Seaport Global initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and announced a $235 price target.
• Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) gained 15.3% to $208.66. Centrus Energy secured $110 million DOE contract extension to produce HALEU through June 2026, with an option for 8 more years.
• GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE:GXO) gained 11.8% to $47.85. GXO announced Patrick Kelleher as Chief Executive Officer.
• Metsera, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR) rose 9.7% to $30.38. Wells Fargo analyst Cerena Chen initiated coverage on Metsera with an Overweight rating and announced a price target of $65.
• Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UAA) rose 9.6% to $6.76.
• AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) gained 8% to $47.88.
• CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) rose 5% to $67.50 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results. Also, the company reported an increase in quarterly retail used unit sales, comparable store used unit sales and wholesale units sales.

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