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U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 50 points on Friday.
Shares of Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRTX) rose sharply during Friday’s session following acquisition news.
Bristol Myers Squibb & Co (NYSE: BMY) agreed to acquire Karuna Therapeutics for $330.00 per share in cash, for a total equity value of $14.0 billion, or $12.7 billion net of estimated cash acquired.
Karuna Therapeutics shares jumped 47% to $317.10 on Friday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.