Why Domino's Pizza, Advanced Micro Devices, and Alexion Pharmaceuticals Jumped Today

Thursday was a strong day on Wall Street, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Compositeleading most major benchmarks higher. Favorable earnings from the leader of the social media space suggested that concerns about the misuse of its user data were overblown, which helped to lift market sentiment and spur a rebound from recent weakness.

A host of other companies had good news to report as well. Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), and Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN)were among the best performers on the day. Here's why they did so well.