Gainers
FOXO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: FOXO) shares jumped 109% to $1.07.
Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ: AKAN) rose 59% to $0.4459 after jumping 47% on Thursday.
U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining over 100 points on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.27% to 33,834.44 while the NASDAQ rose 0.97% to 11,422.61. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.58% to 4,039.46.