U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling nearly 250 points on Thursday. The Dow traded up 0.47% to 35,225.18 while the NASDAQ fell 2.05% to 14,063.31. The S&P 500 also fell, declining 0.68% to 4,534.87.

These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors throughout the day:

Digital World Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:DWAC)

Digital World stock closed at a 2.05% loss at $13.36, with an intraday high and low of $14.08 and $13.23 respectively, and a 52-week high and low of $33.63 and $12.34. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it settled fraud charges against the SPAC related to material misrepresentations made to investors. The SEC found that Digital World Acquisition Corporation misled investors by failing to disclose that it had previously discussed plans to acquire the Trump-led media company prior to going public.

Guardforce AI Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:GFAI)

Guardforce stock surged by 57.46% to close at $6.44, with an intraday high of $8.09 and a low of $4.05. The 52-week high and low are $36.9 and $3.81 respectively. Guardforce AI announced a partnership with Concorde to provide automated security solutions for office buildings, residences, schools, industrial logistic parks, and hotels in Singapore.

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)

The stock closed the day with a decrease of 9.74% at $262.9, with an intraday high of $280.93 and a low of $261.2. The 52-week high and low are $314.67 and $101.81 respectively. Tesla reported quarterly record revenue of $24.93 billion, surpassing the consensus estimate of $24.48 billion. If Tesla continues its impressive performance in the third and fourth quarters, it could reach the $100 billion annual revenue mark faster than many large-cap companies, according to a prior report.

BioNexus Gene Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:BGLC)

BioNexus Gene Lab stock rose by 10.98% to close at $0.91, with an intraday high of $0.95 and a low of $0.65. The 52-week high and low are $1.49 and $0.08 respectively. BioNexus announced the pricing of its Public Offering of 1,250,000 shares of common stock at a price of $4.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $5 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI)

Sirius XM stock surged by 42.26% to close at $7.81, with an intraday high of $7.95 and a low of $5.43. The 52-week high and low are $7.95 and $3.32 respectively. Sirius XMâ€s shares surged on abnormally high volumes and were halted several times for volatility. The stock was trending on social platforms for most of the day and was among the most mentioned tickers on Stocktwits during the day.

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