Wall Street opened the new week on a downbeat note, with major stock market benchmarks mostly moving lower. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) was down more than 1% at its low point Monday morning, although it rebounded to cut its losses by noon ET.

Investors have looked for ways to take advantage of rising optimism in the stock market, and a couple of growth stocks  posted solid gains even on a down day for the market. Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH) sought to regain its upward momentum thanks to stock analysts on Wall Street, while Catalent (NYSE: CTLT) benefited from speculation that it could become the latest in a series of acquisition candidates that market participants have seen in recent months.

Shares of Celsius Holdings were up 8% around midday. The maker of energy drinks got words of encouragement from Wall Street professionals who have been following the stock for a while.

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