U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 100 points on Tuesday.
Shares of AEVEX Corp (NYSE:AVEX) rose sharply after the company secured a $50 million U.S. Air Force contract to expand unmanned mission-support capabilities.
The contract includes $27 million in initial funding and supports continued production of AEVEX’s long-range precision strike platform.
AEVEX shares jumped 11.8% to $20.07 on Tuesday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gins in today’s session.











