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12:58 PM EDT, 08/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Elastic (ESTC) shares soared 17% amid heavy trading Friday after the company reported overnight higher fiscal Q1 non-GAAP earnings and revenue. Intraday trading volume jumped to over 6.17 million from a daily average of about 2.17 million. Quoin Pharmaceuticals (QNRX) has entered into a securities purchase agreement with new and existing healthcare-focused institutional investors to raise up to about $50.0 million in gross proceeds, it said Friday. Shares surged 27% as intraday trading volume catapulted to over 28.4 million from a daily average of roughly 238,000. Gap (GAP) shares jumped 13% amid heavy trading after the company raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings guidance. More than 16.7 million shares of the company traded intraday compared with a daily average of about 7.74 million. Price: 98.06, Change: +14.32, Percent Change: +17.10