This week, the Federal Reserve’s decision to reduce interest rates by 50 basis points boosted share prices across the technology, construction, industrial, machinery, and financial sectors.
These seven mid-cap stocks were the best performers in the last week. Are they in your portfolio?
- Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. EWTX shares rocketed 50.19% after the company announced topline data of EDG-7500 from the Phase 1 trial in healthy subjects and the single-dose arm of the Phase 2 CIRRUS-HCM trial in patients with obstructive HCM.
- Bausch + Lomb Corporation BLCO stock gained 28.36% after reportedly considering a sale.
- Bausch Health Companies Inc. BHC shares upped 27.06%. The company’s subsidiary Bausch + Lomb Corp BLCO is reportedly considering a sale.
- Ascendis Pharma A/S ASND stock gained 26.87% last week after the company announced topline data from its pivotal approach trial of a rare dwarfism candidate.
- Nuvalent Inc.’s NUVL stock gained 23.50% after the company highlighted results for its ROS1 and ALK-Positive NSCLC programs and accelerated its development timeline. The company also announced a $350 million public offering, and multiple firms raised their respective price forecasts on the stock.
- Powell Industries, Inc. POWL stock gained 22.61% last week as stocks in the broader industrial space jumped following the Fed’s announcement to cut rates by 50 basis points, which could support investment and economic growth.
- GDS Holdings Limited GDS shares jumped 21.28%.
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