Veritex Holdings, Sequans Communications, Canaan And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Monday

U.S. stocks were lower, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.1% on Monday.Shares ofVeritex Holdings, Inc.VBTXrose sharply during Monday's session after announcing that Huntington Bancshares willacquire them for $1.9 billion.Veritex Holdings shares jumped 22.1% to $33.52 on Monday.Trending Investment OpportunitiesAdvertisementArrivedBuy shares of homes and vacation rentals for as little as $100.Get StartedWiserAdvisorGet matched with a trusted, local financial advisor for free.Get StartedPoint.comTap into your home's equity to consolidate debt or fund a renovation.Get StartedRobinhoodMove your 401k to Robinhood and get a 3% match on deposits.Get StartedHere are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.Sequans Communications S.A.SQNSgained 20% to $5.38 after the company announced it bought 683 more Bitcoins and provided updates on its total holdings.Canaan Inc.CANgained 19% to $0.8620. Shares of crypto-linked stocks and Bitcoin miners traded higher after Bitcoin rose above $121,000.SharpLink Gaming, Inc.SBETsurged 18.8% to $25.73. SharpLink Gaming recently announced it purchased 10,000 units of Ethereum.So-Young International Inc.SYrose 17.4% to $4.5100.SNDL Inc.SNDLgained 16.2% to $1.6150. SNDL will release its second quarter financial results, before market opens on Thursday, July 31.DeFi Technologies Inc.DEFTrose 16.2% to $3.5250 after the company provided Bitcoin assets under management updates for its subsidiary, Valour.Stitch Fix, Inc.SFIXgained 14.5% to $4.5146 after William Blair upgraded the stock from Market Perform to Outperform.IREN LimitedIRENrose 12.8% to $18.31.Nebius Group N.V.NBISgained 12.1% to $49.68 after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $68.MARA Holdings, Inc.MARArose 10.2% to $21.10. Shares of crypto-linked stocks and Bitcoin miners traded higher after Bitcoin rose above $121,000.Avidity Biosciences, Inc.RNAgained 8.5% to $34.12.NIO Inc.NIOrose 7.3% to $4.1850. The move appears to be driven by continued momentum following the company's Onvo L90 pre-order launch last week.Thomson Reuters CorporationTRIgained 6.2% to $211.60. Thomson Reuters will release its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, Aug. 6.Block, Inc.XYZrose 5.7% to $68.88.Now Read This:This Cisco Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For MondayLoading...Loading...CANCanaan Inc$0.873721.3%Stock Score Locked: Edge Members OnlyBenzinga Rankings give you vital metrics on any stock – anytime.Unlock RankingsEdge RankingsMomentum7.53Growth15.26QualityN/AValue79.86Price TrendShortMediumLongOverviewDEFTDeFi Technologies Inc$3.4614.0%IRENIREN Ltd$17.9110.3%MARAMARA Holdings Inc$20.577.45%NBISNebius Group NV$48.9810.6%NIONIO Inc$4.177.05%RNAAvidity Biosciences Inc$33.255.72%SBETSharpLink Gaming Inc$25.0715.8%SFIXStitch Fix Inc$4.3911.4%SNDLSNDL Inc$1.5914.8%SQNSSequans Communications SA$5.2817.3%SYSo-Young International Inc$4.4515.8%TRIThomson Reuters Corp$210.635.75%VBTXVeritex Holdings Inc$33.0720.4%XYZBlock Inc$68.655.39%Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs© 2025 Benzinga.com. . .Posted In:NewsIntraday UpdateMarketsMoversTrading Ideasbig gainersMid Day Movers