Credit: Shutterstock photoTop Health Care Stocks:
JNJ: +0.50%
PFE: +0.61%
ABT: -0.04%
MRK: +0.65%
AMGN: Flat
Health care stocks were mixed in pre-bell trading Friday.
Moving stocks include:
(+) Aphria ( APHA ), which was climbing by more than 12% after Xanthic Biopharma Inc., which trades as Green Growth Brands, said it intends to launch a takeover bid for the company.
(+) Mesoblast ( MESO ) was more than 8% higher after the biopharmaceutical company said it will enter 2019 with the most mature cell therapy product pipeline and technology platform in the regenerative medicine industry.
(-) HTG Molecular Diagnostics ( HTGM ) was down more than 6% after it unveiled plans to raise up to $150 million through the sale of its shares.
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