** Quantum Computing QUBT.O shares surging 35% to $12.50 on Fri and hit their highest since January after the company reported quarterly results including higher rev
** Shares of D-Wave Quantum QBTS.N jumped 8%, while Rigetti Computing RGTI.O rose 1.2%
** Quantum Computing late Thurs reported a 44% leap in quarterly rev for the period ended March 31
** Short interest in QUBT stood at about 19% of its share float, as of May 16, per LSEG data
** Even with the day's sharp move up, QUBT is down about 24% YTD compared with a roughly 1% decline in the Nasdaq composite .IXIC in that period
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch)
((caroline.valetkevitch@thomsonreuters.com))
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