02:21 PM EDT, 08/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- GSE Systems ( GVP ) shares surged 45% amid heavy trading Thursday after the company unveiled Thursday a deal to be acquired by Pelican Energy Partners for $4.10 per share in an all-cash transaction.

More than 2.02 million shares traded intraday compared with a daily average of about 66,000.

Harrow's (HROW) Q2 results reported late Wednesday showed net loss came in at about half the market forecast.

Shares surged 56% as intraday trading volume catapulted to more than 3.9 million from a daily average of about 469,000.

Viasat ( VSAT ) reported late Wednesday fiscal Q1 results that surpassed market expectations.

Shares advanced 42% as intraday trading volume rose to over 6.52 million versus a daily average of about 2 million.

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