Investing.com – Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Delta Air Lines and L Brands jumped Tuesday, helping the broader market rebound from session lows.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) surged 5.5% after the drugmaker said its combo therapy yielded a 10% improvement in lung function in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis, compared to those treated with placebo.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) rose more than 3% after revealing Monday that it flew a record 2.3 million customers for the Thanksgiving period between Wednesday and Sunday.
Sunday marked the busiest day of the period, as Delta flew about 646,000 people after the holiday, an all-time record for the month of November, the company said.
L Brands (NYSE:LB) rose more than 4% on expectations that a record-setting Cyber Monday would help ease the retailer's woes just a week after it cut its dividend amid falling sales at Victoria's Secret.
Cyber Monday sales this year surged to new highs, with a record $7.9 billion spent online that day, an increase of 19.3% from a year earlier, according to data from Adobe Analytics.