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After plunging 74% Friday, shares of monkeypox test marketer Virax Biolabs (NASDAQ:VRAX) soared 120% Monday in the wake of news that New York City has declared a public health emergency over the virus.
Virax stock opened at $7.48, sliding to a low of $6.98 in early trading before climbing to a high of $13.75 in late morning. The stock recently changed hands at $11.86, up 120% from Friday’s close, at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET.
Based in London, Virax sells diagnostic test kits for illnesses such as monkeypox and COVID-19, along with personal protection equipment. The company announced last week it had started distributing monkeypox tests in Europe. The World Health Organization designated monkeypox a public health emergency on July 23.
Virax shares have been highly volatile since the company went public through a $7M initial public offering on July 21, with shares priced at $5 apiece. The stock rocketed 264% to close at $18.20 following its market debut, only to dive 43% the next day.
Trading for the stock was particularly wild on Friday, when shares hit an all-time high of $29 and then tumbled to close at an all-time low of $5.40.
Several other makers of diagnostic tests also rallied on Monday after New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a public health emergency over a monkeypox outbreak in that city.
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