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U.S. stocks barely budged on Monday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq trimming early
gains as disappointing U.S. factory numbers dented optimism spurred by positive
data on China's economy. Output by China's factories grew in November for the
first time in more than a year, data showed. But that encouraging signal about
the health of the world's second-largest economy was offset by a surprising
contraction in U.S. manufacturing, which fell in November to its lowest level in
more than three years, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
Following are the notable movers at mid day on Monday:
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(SCMP) shares slumped 7.45% to $4.85 after
announcing Friday the FDA extended by three months its review of the company's
Amitiza drug to treat opioid-induced constipation in patients with chronic,
non-
cancer pain. The FDA decides to extend the goal date to provide time for a full
review of supportive analyses it had requested.
GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) showcases its drugs pipeline to investors and
analysts, saying it expects to receive Phase III trial results of up to 14
treatments over the next two years, including for heart medicine darapladib and
cancer vaccine MAGE-A3. GSK's strategy is to develop a broader array of drugs,
some of which could be blockbusters, although others have smaller commercial
potential.
Targacept , Inc.(TRGT) shares gained 5.13% to $4.51 on over 167K shares. The
stock is still down over 19% so far this year. Targacept, Inc. is a
biopharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in the design, discovery and
development of NNR Therapeutics for the treatment of diseases and disorders of
the nervous system. The Company's NNR Therapeutics target neuronal nicotinic
receptors (NNRs).
DexCom, Inc.(DXCM) surged 4.50% to $13.66 with more than 715K shares traded
hands - 2X its average volume. DexCom, Inc. (DexCom) is a medical device company
focused on the design, development and commercialization of continuous glucose
monitoring systems for ambulatory use by people with diabetes and for use by
healthcare providers in the hospital for the treatment of both diabetic and non-
diabetic patients.
CEL-SCI (AMEX: CVM) continues to climb. Shares were up (3.85%) at mid-day after
opening the day even higher. The company issued a shareholder letter stating:
"We are encouraged by the study's IDMC findings, and as a result are now more
aggressively expanding the study in the US and Western Europe." The biotech is
currently running the largest ever Phase III clinical trial in head and neck
cancer, a disease with a clear unmet medical need, with their investigational
Multikine immunotherapy.
Exelixis, Inc.(EXEL) shares slumped 6.15% to $4.58, extending its weekly loss to
13%. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration approved Exelixis,
Inc.(NASDAQ:EXEL)'s thyroid cancer drug Cometriq. Cometriq is the first approved
drug made by Exelixis. This is also being tested for treatment for prostate
cancer, and other types of tumors such as kidney cancer.
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