On Monday morning, 20 companies achieved new highs for the year.

Areas of Significance:

• The largest company by market cap to break to a new 52-week high was PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP).
• Glenfarne Merger (NASDAQ:GGMC) was the smallest company by market cap to set a new 52-week high.
• Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE:AHT) was the biggest winner of the morning session, as it traded up 762.59% to reach its new 52-week high.

The following stocks set new 52-week highs during the first half-hour of trading on Monday:

• PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) shares were up 0.38% on Monday to hit a new 52-week high of $157.54 for a change of up 0.38%.
• Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) shares hit $415.04 on Monday morning, setting a new 52-week high for a change of up 0.93%.
• American Tower (NYSE:AMT) stock set a new 52-week high of $284.65 Monday morning. Over the session, the stock traded up 0.18%.
• Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) shares set a new yearly high of $304.19 this morning. The stock was up 4.0% on the session.
• Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) shares hit $64.97 on Monday morning, setting a new 52-week high for a change of up 0.09%.
• Crown Castle Intl (NYSE:CCI) shares reached a new 52-week high of $204.36 on Monday morning, moving down 0.04%.
• O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) shares were down 0.32% on Monday morning to hit a new 52-week high of $602.61.
• Hershey (NYSE:HSY) shares achieved a new 52-week high on Monday morning, hitting $181.25 with a daily change of down 0.03%.
• ResMed (NYSE:RMD) shares were up 0.24% on Monday to hit a new 52-week high of $254.43 for a change of up 0.24%.
• SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) stock on Monday broke to a yearly high of $336.42. Shares traded up 0.04%.
• Slack Technologies (NYSE:WORK) stock hit a yearly high price of $45.22. The stock was up 0.75% for the day.
• Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) shares set a new yearly high of $55.12 this morning. The stock was up 0.14% on the session.
• SPX FLOW (NYSE:FLOW) shares hit a new 52-week high of $80.62. The stock traded up 27.23% on the session.
• Covanta Holding (NYSE:CVA) shares hit a yearly high of $20.02. The stock traded down 0.07% on the session.
• Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK) stock hit a yearly high price of $31.41. The stock was up 59.33% for the day.
• Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE:AHT) stock on Monday broke to a yearly high of $16.57. Shares traded up 762.59%.
• DHB Capital (NASDAQ:DHBC) stock on Monday broke to a yearly high of $10.09. Shares traded up 2.85%.
• Orion Biotech (NASDAQ:ORIA) shares hit a new 52-week high of $10.29. The stock traded up 3.94% on the session.
• Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) shares set a new 52-week high of $5.08 on Monday, moving up 30.0%.
• Glenfarne Merger (NASDAQ:GGMC) shares were up 2.77% on Monday morning to hit a new 52-week high of $10.00.

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