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Louisiana-Pacific Posts Upbeat Results, Joins Cricut, Elanco Animal, American Public Education And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday

Benzinga ·  May 8 11:11

U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones gaining around 70 points on Wednesday.

Shares ofLouisiana-Pacific Corporation(NYSE:LPX) rose sharply during Wednesday's session following better-than-expected first-quarter financial results.

LPX reported net sales growth of 24% year-over-year to $724 million, beating the consensus of $688.85 million.

Louisiana-Pacific shares climbed 15% to $83.93 on Wednesday.

Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today's session.

  • Cricut, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRCT) shares surged 31% to $7.25 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter GAAP EPS results.
  • MaxCyte, Inc.(NASDAQ:MXCT) jumped 27.6% to $5.01 following upbeat quarterly results.
  • Ameresco...
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