By Denny Jacob
Cara Therapeutics shares gained after a recent 1-for-20 reverse stock split became effective.
The stock was about 20% higher, at $5.11, in midday Tuesday trading. Shares of the biopharmaceutical company are down 43% on the year.
The Stamford, Conn., company's shares began trading on a reverse stock-split adjusted basis when trading opened Tuesday. This reduced the number of issued and outstanding shares of its common stock to about 4.6 million from 54.9 million.
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December 31, 2024 14:11 ET (19:11 GMT)
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