Wall Street’s main indices kicked off Monday’s trading with a strong finish, ending in the green territory as investors hoped President Donald Trump would dial back on his wide-ranging tariff plans to allow the US to skirt an economic slowdown.
The Nasdaq posted the largest gain, up 2.27 percent, followed by the S&P 500, up 1.76 percent, and the Dow Jones, at 1.42 percent.
Ten companies under the micro- and small-cap sectors mirrored the broader market optimism, registering double- to triple-digit gains at intra-day trading. In this article, let us explore the reasons behind their gains.
To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with the highest gains in terms of percentage change.
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10. Dominari Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:DOMH)
Dominari Holdings saw its share prices jump by 41.6 percent at intra-day trading on Monday before finishing the day just up by 32.93 percent at $5.49 apiece, in line with the overall market sentiment and general optimism following the addition of President Donald Trump’s sons to the advisory board.
The president’s sons, Donald Jr. and Eric joined the board last month after investing in the company through a private placement.
DOMH was one of the small companies they were directly invested in, after e-commerce platform Public Square, drone manufacturing Unusual Machines, and financial services firm Differentiated Analytics, among others.
Following their board membership, Dominari Securities CEO Kyle Wool said that he was thrilled with the addition of Donald Jr. and Eric, saying that their invaluable leadership and strategic insight will be highly beneficial for our firm.
“Their guidance is expected to be instrumental as we continue to seek attractive investment opportunities, particularly in the rapidly evolving AI and Data Center sector,” he said.
9. Lotus Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:LOT)
Lotus Technology grew its share prices for a second day on Monday, jumping by 53.16 percent at intra-day trading before ending the day just up by 38.6 percent at $2.19 each as investors resorted to bargain-hunting after the company fell to a new record low last week.
Headquartered in Wuhan, China, LOT designs, develops, and sells luxury lifestyle battery electric vehicles.
However, the company appears to be lagging in stock performance as year-to-date share prices were markedly down by 39.6 percent.
Last week, LOT announced that its Lotus Robotics joined forces with CaoCao Mobility, a leading ride-hailing service provider in China, to launch an innovative intelligent mobility platform for robotaxis, representing a major breakthrough in intelligent mobility for the rail-hailing industry.
The partnership would integrate Lotus Robotics’ cutting-edge intelligent driving solutions with CaoCao Mobility’s operational expertise in large-scale ride-hailing services to accelerate the deployment of intelligent ride-hailing services across China.
8. Golden Heaven Group Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:GDHG)
Golden Heaven extended its winning streak for a fourth straight day on Monday, jumping by as high as 49.47 percent at intra-day trading before finishing the day just up by 39.01 percent at $1.96 each.
Based on its historical price data this month, GDHG appears to be trading just a little above the $1 minimum bid price requirement of the Nasdaq stock exchange. The latest stock price marked a 93-percent drop from its highest 52-week close of $27.
GDHG is an amusement park operator in Yanping District and an active player in developing the Chinese amusement park industry.
The company currently manages and operates six amusement parks namely Yuxi Jinsheng Amusement Park, Mangshi Jinsheng Amusement Park, Qujing Jinsheng Amusement Park, Changde Jinsheng Amusement Park, Tongling West Lake Amusement World and Yueyang Amusement World.
7. Lexeo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:LXEO)
Lexeo grew its share prices for a second straight day on Monday, rallying by as much as 57.56 percent at intra-day trading before finishing the day just up by 50.92 percent at $4.09 apiece.
Investor sentiment was largely fueled by the company’s optimistic outlook about the LX2020, its treatment candidate for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.
In a statement, LXEO CEO Richard Nolan Townsend said the company was encouraged by the favorable safety profile and early data observed in participants dosed with LX2020 to date.
According to the company, LX2020 has so far been generally well tolerated with no treatment-related serious adverse events to date across both dose cohorts.
“We look forward to sharing additional clinical updates later in 2025 now that the second cohort of the LX2020 HEROIC-PKP2 Phase 1/2 trial in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy is fully enrolled,” he added.
On the same day, LXEO reported its latest quarterly earnings performance, with net loss widening by 82.7 percent to $25.924 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 from $14.188 million in the same period a year earlier.
Meanwhile, net loss for the full-year period also widened by 48 percent to $98.3 million from $66.4 million in 2023.
6. Kindly MD Inc. (NASDAQ:KDLY)
Kindly MD extended its winning streak for a second straight day on Monday, jumping by as much as 91.4 percent before early profit-taking pulled the company’s stock price to end the day just up by 44.37 percent at $2.18 apiece.
The company’s stock performance traded in line with the overall market optimism despite the lack of fresh corporate developments to boost investing appetite.
In recent news, KDLY opened a new integrated behavioral health clinic location on the campus of Ogden Regional Medical Center, a MountainStar hospital owned by HCA Healthcare.
According to the company, the opening of its new location will allow the firm to enhance access to a larger hospital referral network.
“Our services of integrated physical and mental health treatment will add value to the campus and expand access to high-quality, specialized care. We look toward reaching milestones set at our IPO with the expansion of our Utah footprint and in-network status,” said KDLY CEO Tim Pickett. “Our innovative approach to integrated physical and mental health services creates a powerful convergence with this location, positioning us to deliver exceptional patient outcomes and broaden access to care.”
KDLY is a patient-first healthcare and healthcare data company redefining value-based care and patient-centered medical services. It leverages data analysis to deliver evidence-based, personalized solutions in order to reduce opioid use, improve health outcomes faster, and provide algorithmic guidance on the use of alternative medicine in healthcare.
5. TEN Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:XHLD)
TEN Holdings saw its share prices jump by 87 percent at intra-day trading on Monday before ending the day just up by 53.57 percent at $2.15 each, following the company’s share repurchase program.
XHLD embarked on a $1-million buyback program last week as part of its initiatives to boost share prices and shareholder value.
The buyback will be executed under a Rule 10b-18 plan, funded through cash from operations, and will be governed by market conditions and legal requirements.
XHLD said the program can be discontinued at any time, with no obligation to repurchase any specific amount of shares.
Based on its historical price, the company has been struggling to crawl back above the $1 level, the minimum bid price requirement to remain listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, having traded below the said level for 11 consecutive days from March 4 to 18, 2025.
The Nasdaq notifies companies that trade below the minimum bid price requirement for 30 consecutive days. Upon receipt of notification, firms are required to conduct corporate initiatives to boost share prices above the said price or face a potential delisting.
4. Capstone Holding Corp. Common Stock (NASDAQ:CAPS)
Capstone surged by 143 percent at intra-day trading on Monday before early profit-taking dragged the company to finish the day just up by 61.05 percent at $2.77 each.
Trading in CAPS was largely fueled by its optimistic business outlook, shunning threats of the global trade war.
Last week, CAPS CEO Matt Liman announced that the company expects “2025 to be a solid year” on the back of lower interest rates, remedied housing shortage, and remodeled expenditures.
While it acknowledged the higher cost of products imported from China, CAPS said that it is benefitting from a 15 to 25-percent decline in the shipping prices between China and the US.
“There is a fair amount of freight in our products and only the product cost is subject to tariff. So a 10 percent tariff typically will create a price increase to the customer of 3 percent-4 percent. With a 15 percent to 25 percent decline in container pricing, the tariffs as currently constructed are offset by decreased shipping costs,” said Kevin Grotke, CEO of CAPS’ Instone operating business.
3. VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ:VVPR)
VivoPower soared by as high as 238 percent on Monday before investors took early profits to pull the company’s stock price just up by 149.61 percent to end at $3.22 apiece.
Sentiment was largely buoyed by news on the same day that it received a $120-million unsolicited acquisition proposal from a $1-billion revenue energy company based in Abu Dhabi.
“The board members of VivoPower have acknowledged the receipt of the proposal from Energi and are in the process of reviewing it with its advisors and will provide an update to the market as soon as possible,” the company said.
The news significantly impacted the company’s stock price which has been floating below the $1 minimum bid price requirement of the Nasdaq stock exchange for 28 days in a row.
The Nasdaq issues a notification letter to companies that trade below the minimum bid price requirement for 30 consecutive days. Upon receipt of notification, firms are required to conduct corporate initiatives to boost share prices above the said price, or face a potential delisting.
2. Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ:IMTE)
Integrated Media surged by 312.96 percent at intra-day trading on Monday before early profit-taking occurred to pull the company just up by 197.45 percent at $2.1 apiece, as investors resorted to bargain-hunting after touching a new 52-week low on Friday.
Additionally, the bargain-hunting propelled the company’s stock price back above the $1 minimum bid price requirement of the Nasdaq stock exchange, having traded below the said level for two consecutive days last week.
According to InvestingPro, the company is currently assigned a “weak” financial health score, having recorded -$19.35 million EBITDA, an alarming gross profit margin of -920.2 percent, and a debt burden of $11.78 million.
IMTE is a technology investment, product development, and distribution company based in Australia, which mainly engages in manufacturing and selling nano-coated plates for filters, electronic glass, Halal products, and energy products and services.
1. MicroAlgo Inc. (NASDAQ:MLGO)
MicroAlgo skyrocketed by 508.7 percent at intra-day trading on Monday before ending the day just up by 455.16 percent to end at $13.99 apiece following news that it plans to issue more shares.
According to the company, the new shares will be offered at a price of $8 apiece. The offering was in line with MLGO’s $20-million bond purchase agreement with creditors in October last year.
The bonds, which have a maturity period of 360 days, are convertible into common shares at a conversion price equal to 70 percent of the lowest closing market price during the 60 trading days preceding the conversion request.
According to MLGO, it received notice from the creditors under this US$20 million convertible bond purchase agreement, requesting the company to issue new shares at $0.8 per share to repay the debt in accordance with the agreement terms.
“The company plans to fulfill the relevant clauses of this US$20 million convertible bond purchase agreement and will issue new shares at $ 0.8 per share for debt repayment,” it said.
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