The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 closed at record highs on Thursday, the last trading day of 2020.
Here are some of Thursday’s biggest winners:
1. Celsius Holdings | Percentage increase 13%
Celsius Holdings shares (CELH) – Get report were rising after S&P Dow Jones said the fitness drink maker will replace Capri Holdings (CPRI) – Get report on the S&P SmallCap 600. Capri will replace Enphase Energy (ENPH) – Get report on the S&P MidCap 400. And Enphase Energy will be added to the S&P 500, replacing Tiffany (TIF) – Get report, which is being acquired by LVMH.
2. Tribune publication | Percentage increase 7%
Tribune Publishing (TPCO) – Get report it rose after the hedge fund Alden Global made a proposal to buy the newspaper’s publisher for a valuation of $ 520 million. On December 14, Alden Global, which has a 32% stake in the editor of the Chicago Tribune and the New York Daily News, asked to buy Tribune for $ 14.25 a share.
3. Ebang International Holdings | Percentage increase 23%
Ebang International Holdings EBON moved forward after the blockchain technology company said it hoped to begin public testing of its cryptocurrency exchange and officially launch the exchange in the first quarter. The company said it has completed internal testing of its cryptocurrency exchange.
4. Intrepid potash | Percentage increase 36%
Intrepid Potash (IPI) – Get report skyrocketed after the agricultural supply company said potash prices in agricultural markets increased $ 90 a tonne, or 31%, above summer fill prices in 2020, after a $ 40 a tonne increase announced in December . The outlook for oil fields continues to improve in the Northern Delaware Basin, driven by an increase in drilling and fracking activity, the company said.
5. Red Lion hotels | Percentage increase 28%
Red Lion Hotels shares (RLH) – Get report rose after the tenth largest U.S.-based hotel franchise company said it agreed to be acquired by Sonesta International Hotels in a cash transaction valued at about $ 90 million. Currently, the transaction is expected to close in the first half.