Ten companies kicked off the trading week with skyrocketing gains, mirroring a broader market rally, buoyed by Nvidia Corp.’s billion-dollar investment in OpenAI, fueling investor optimism about AI future.
Of the 10 firms, four were notable for soaring to new all-time highs, boosted by record high prices of precious metals and acquisition agreements, among others.
Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq led the gains among Wall Street’s main indices, up 0.70 percent, followed by the S&P 500 with a 0.44 percent gain, the the Dow Jones, inching up by 01.14 percent.
In this article, we focus on the 10 top-performing stocks in Monday’s trading and break down the reasons behind their gains.
To come up with the list, we focused exclusively on stocks with a $2 billion market capitalization and 5 million shares in trading volume.
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10. Teradyne Inc. (NASDAQ:TER)
Teradyne extended its winning streak for a fourth consecutive day on Monday, jumping 12.79 percent to close at $135.18 apiece as investors took heart from an analyst’s upgraded price target and bullish rating for its stock.
In a market note, investment firm Susquehanna raised its price target for Teradyne Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 50.37 percent to $200 from $133 previously on optimism for strong growth beginning next year.
“Recent checks in Taiwan with key players in the AI compute supply chain indicate [Teradyne Inc. (NASDAQ:TER)] is gaining meaningful traction at TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.), particularly for GPU wafer sort testing,” Susquehanna said.
“TSMC is expecting to begin acquiring TER’s [system-on-a-chip] testers for this purpose, with additional units to be purchased and consigned to OSA partners in 2026. While we don’t anticipate a material incremental revenue contribution from this win until 2026, TER’s growing presence across multiple test insertion points—wafer sort and potential adoption at System Level Test (SLT)—is a positive and incremental development that we believe is not entirely reflected in the current share price,” it noted.
9. YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)
YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) snapped a three-day losing streak on Monday, climbing 12.78 percent to finish at $26.92 apiece, as investors cheered the US Treasury’s financial lifeline to Argentina.
YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF), an energy company based in Argentina, has been trading lower alongside the overall Argentine markets over the past few weeks as the country faces economic turmoil.
Investors took heart from news that the US Treasury was in the works for a “large and forceful” intervention to support Argentina amid the country’s severe market volatility, part of which would see Washington’s purchase of Argentina’s currency or sovereign debt by a fund controlled by the US Treasury.
“We’re sending a message that if you do the right thing, if you follow good policies, that if you’re aligned with the values of the United States…we are willing to provide assistance when things move out of equilibrium,” Washington was quoted as saying in comments to reporters.
A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Argentina’s leader, Javier Milei, is expected to occur on Tuesday to discuss options.
8. Fluence Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLNC)
Fluence extended its winning streak to a third straight day on Monday, surging 13.25 percent to end at $10.60 apiece as investors welcomed the bagging of a new supply deal for a 133-megawatt battery storage project in Poland.
In a statement, Fluence Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLNC) said its subsidiary was awarded by DRI, the European renewables arm of Ukraine’s DTEK Group, to supply battery storage units for the Trzebinia project in southern Poland.
The 622 MWh Trzebinia project is set to be the largest battery storage facility taking part in the Polish Capacity Market when batteries are integrated into the system from 2027. It will deploy Fluence Energy, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:FLNC) Smartstack platform—a modular, high-density system designed to enable fast deployment and optimized performance over an asset’s lifetime.
The announcement followed DTEK’s energization of a 200MW project across six sites in Ukraine using Fluence Energy, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:FLNC) storage systems.
The project is designed to make Ukraine’s energy system more resilient in time for winter.
7. Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ:CIFR)
Shares of Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ:CIFR) rallied for a second day on Monday to hit a new all-time high, as strong optimism for the broader artificial intelligence sector spilled over to its stock.
During the session, Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ:CIFR) jumped to its new 52-week high of $14.19 before paring gains to end the day just up by 13.68 percent at $13.96 apiece.
The company rallied alongside its counterparts on overall investor optimism for the AI industry after Nvidia Corp. ramped up its AI investments through a $100 billion financial backing to OpenAI.
Under the agreement, the amount will cover the deployment of at least 10 GW of Nvidia systems for OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure to train and run its next generation of models on the path to deploying superintelligence.
The first phase is targeted to come online in the second half of 2026 using the Nvidia Vera Rubin platform.
With the sector poised for strong growth, companies offering high-performance computing (HPC) services, such as Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ:CIFR), stand to benefit from the broader expansion.
6. First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE:AG)
First Majestic saw its share prices rally to a new record high on Monday as investors gobbled up its shares after silver surged to all-time highs.
During the session, First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE:AG) touched its highest price of $12.16 before trimming gains by 2 cents to end the day just up by 14.31 percent at $12.14 apiece.
The company mimicked the rally in silver spot prices, which, as of writing, was up 2.27 percent at $44.06 per troy ounce, buoyed by expectations of more interest rate cuts.
Lower rates tend to weaken the US dollar, making it more beneficial to precious assets like silver and gold by allowing foreign investors to purchase the dollar-denominated assets at cheaper prices.
In other news, First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE:AG) recently announced positive exploration results at its Los Gatos Silver Mine in Chihuahua, Mexico. The drilling programs were designed to expand silver, zinc, lead, copper, and gold mineralization in the South-East Deeps, Central Deeps, and North-West Deeps zones.
5. Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK)
Shares of Endeavour soared to a new all-time high on Monday, as investor funds poured into mining stocks amid silver’s record-breaking prices.
In intra-day trading, Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK) jumped to its highest price of $7.84 before paring gains to end the day just up by 15.68 percent at $7.82 apiece.
Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK) rallied alongside its silver mining stocks after spot prices of silver, which as of writing were up by 2.27 percent at $44.06 per troy ounce, boosted by expectations of more interest rate cuts in the future.
Lower rates tend to weaken the US dollar, making it more beneficial to precious assets like silver and gold by allowing foreign investors to purchase the dollar-denominated assets at a cheaper price.
Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK) is a Canada-based silver mining company. In the first six months of the year, it was able to produce 1.48 million ounces of silver and 7,755 ounces of gold for 2.5 million ounces of silver equivalent.
It also realized $85.3 million from the sale of 1.45 million oz of silver and 7,706 oz of gold, leading to a 46 percent increase in revenues from operations as compared with the same period last year.
4. Applied Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:APLD)
Applied Digital extended its rally for the 11th consecutive day on Monday, as investor sentiment was bolstered by an overall optimism for the artificial intelligence sector.
In intra-day trading, Applied Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:APLD) surged to its highest price of $24.85 before paring gains to finish the day just up by 19.38 percent at $24.45 apiece.
The broader industry optimism was fueled by Nvidia Corp.’s $100 billion investment in OpenAI, allaying concerns of an AI bubble.
Under the agreement, Nvidia said the amount will cover the deployment of at least 10 GW of Nvidia systems for OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure to train and run its next generation of models on the path to deploying superintelligence.
The first phase is targeted to come online in the second half of 2026 using the Nvidia Vera Rubin platform.
Companies offering high-performance computing services, such as Applied Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:APLD) stand to benefit from the broader expansion amid optimism for strong growth in the overall sector.
3. Grupo Financiero Galicia SA (NASDAQ:GGAL)
Grupo Financiero snapped a three-day losing streak on Monday, soaring 21.1 percent to end at $32.03 apiece as investors cheered the US government’s financial lifeline to Argentina to help recover from a severe economic turmoil.
Grupo Financiero Galicia SA (NASDAQ:GGAL) rallied higher alongside its US-listed Argentine peers and the overall Argentine markets, after the US Treasury said it was underway with a “large and forceful” intervention to support Argentina amid after suffering from severe market volatility.
Part of the intervention was to purchase Argentina’s currency or sovereign debt through a fund controlled by the US Treasury.
“We’re sending a message that if you do the right thing, if you follow good policies, that if you’re aligned with the values of the United States…we are willing to provide assistance when things move out of equilibrium,” the US Treasury said.
A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Argentina’s leader, Javier Milei, is expected to occur on Tuesday to discuss other possible measures.
2. Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG)
Shares of Plug Power soared for a 9th straight session on Monday, adding 21.56 percent to close at $2.65 apiece, as investors snapped up shares in stocks and industries that would largely benefit from the booming artificial intelligence sector.
This followed Nvidia Corp.’s $100 billion investment in OpenAI, which will see the deployment of at least 10 GW of Nvidia systems for OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure to train and run its next generation of models on the path to deploying superintelligence.
Nvidia Corp. said the first phase is targeted to come online in the second half of 2026 using the Nvidia Vera Rubin platform.
Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG), a hydrogen fuel cell and electrolyzer company, is set to benefit from the broader expansion as more companies continue to shell out investments to adopt AI. This, in turn, is expected to spark higher demand for data centers and high-performance computing, which require massive amounts of power.
1. Metsera Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR)
Shares of Metsera Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR) jumped to a new all-time high on Monday, as investors gobbled up shares following news that it was set to be acquired by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) for a potential transaction value of more than $7 billion.
During the session, Metsera Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR) soared to its highest price of $54.46 before trimming gains to close the day just up by 60.80 percent at $53.58 apiece.
In a statement, the company said it entered into a definitive agreement with Pfizer for the acquisition of all of its outstanding shares at a price of $47.50 apiece.
Additionally, the agreement includes a non-transferable contingent value right (CVR) entitling Metsera Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR) shareholders to potential additional payments of up to $22.50 per share if it achieves three specific clinical milestones: $5 per share following the Phase 3 clinical trial start of Metsera’s MET-097i+MET-233i combination; $7 per share following Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Metsera’s monthly MET-097i monotherapy; and $10.50 per share following FDA approval of Metsera’s monthly MET-097i+MET-233i combination, if achieved.
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025.
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