Even as market indexes turned lower Wednesday, not all stocks were feeling the pinch. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were sharply lower, down 1% and 1.5% (as of this writing around 12:30 p.m., ET).

Bucking the trend however, were these three stocks that appear to have nothing in common, at least at first glance. Clinical stage biotechnology company Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ: SAVA) surged as much as 72.5%, meal kit purveyor Blue Apron Holdings (NYSE: APRN) climbed as much as 27.1%, and cosmetics company Revlon (NYSE: REV) gained as much as 15.2%.

At 12:45 p.m. ET, the stocks' move from the previous close were 28% for Cassava Sciences, 10% for Blue Apron, and 1% for Revlon.

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