U.S. stocks were higher, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 200 points on Thursday.
Shares of Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) rose sharply after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 financial results and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates.
Agilent reported quarterly earnings of $1.49 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.41. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.835 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.799 billion.
Agilent shares jumped 17% to $135.92 on Thursday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.






