Before 10 a.m. ET Thursday, 56 stocks made new 52-week highs.
Intriguing Points:
The largest company by market cap to hit a new 52-week high was Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO).
The smallest company in terms of market cap to set a new 52-week high was WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC).
Nam Tai Property (NYSE:NTP) was the biggest winner, trading up 10.76% to reach its 52-week high.
Over the course of the first half-hour of trading on Thursday, the following stocks hit new 52-week highs:
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) shares were up 1.05% on Thursday morning to hit a new 52-week high of $80.93.
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) stock on Thursday broke to a yearly high of $433.70. Shares traded up 2.82%.
Diageo (NYSE:DEO) shares reached a new 52-week high of $191.70 on Thursday morning, moving up 0.71%.
Target (NYSE:TGT) shares hit a new 52-week high of $220.45. The stock traded down 0.08% on the session.
National Grid (NYSE:NGG) shares were up 1.1% for the day, having made a 52-week high of $66.80.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALXN) shares achieved a new 52-week high on Thursday morning, hitting $177.79 with a daily change of up 1.21%.
Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT) shares were up 2.47% on Thursday to hit a new 52-week high of $213.19 for a change of up 2.47%.
TELUS (NYSE:TU) shares were up 1.08% on Thursday to hit a new 52-week high of $22.09 for a change of up 1.08%.
Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) shares set a new yearly high of $65.30 this morning. The stock was up 0.28% on the session.
Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ:MXIM) shares broke to a new 52-week high of $98.84 on Thursday. Shares of the company traded up 4.22%.
NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ:NLOK) stock set a new 52-week high of $26.80 Thursday morning. Over the session, the stock traded up 1.18%.
Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) shares broke to $58.24 on Thursday, setting a new 52-week high with a change of up 0.07%.
Santander Consumer USA (NYSE:SC) shares were down 0.82% on Thursday to hit a new 52-week high of $37.89 for a change of down 0.82%.
PRA Health Sciences (NASDAQ:PRAH) shares hit $174.00 on Thursday morning, setting a new 52-week high for a change of up 0.67%.
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