Key Takeaways Palantir shares jumped Tuesday after the analytics software provider announced that its entire product suite has received approval for use in processing sensitive federal workloads, positioning the firm to provide an array of services to government entities.

Palantir Technologies leads the list of a half dozen companies that could be added to the $26 trillion Nasdaq 100 index at its annual reconstitution due to be announced on Dec. 13Stock Other candidates for inclusion at the reconstitution,

Palantir Technologies ( PLTR 0.47%) has been one of the top-performing stocks this year. The company's strong results led to the stock's inclusion on the S&P 500, and now it has moved to the Nasdaq stock exchange, where it could soon join the even more exclusive Nasdaq 100 index.