Why Biotech Stocks Like Recursion Pharmaceuticals, CRISPR Therapeutics, and Summit Therapeutics Plunged Today
Shares of biotechnology stocks such as Recursion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RXRX), Summit Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SMMT), and CRISPR Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ: CRSP) plunged on Monday, down 9.4%, 5.6%, and 9.2%, respectively, as of 12:55 p.m. ET.All three companies are early-stage biotechnology companies working on next-generation therapeutics with advanced technologies. However, that means none of these companies actually makes much revenue today, let alone profit.So not only were these stocks slammed by the risk-off mentality in the markets ahead of tariffs coming on April 2, but a key resignation at the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) over the weekend raised questions about the speed and willingness of the agency to approve new drug technologies going forward. The double whammy sent these stocks down much more than the market today.Continue reading
Shares of biotechnology stocks such as Recursion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RXRX), Summit Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SMMT), and CRISPR Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ: CRSP) plunged on Monday, down 9.4%, 5.6%, and 9.2%, respectively, as of 12:55 p.m. ET.
All three companies are early-stage biotechnology companies working on next-generation therapeutics with advanced technologies. However, that means none of these companies actually makes much revenue today, let alone profit.
So not only were these stocks slammed by the risk-off mentality in the markets ahead of tariffs coming on April 2, but a key resignation at the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) over the weekend raised questions about the speed and willingness of the agency to approve new drug technologies going forward. The double whammy sent these stocks down much more than the market today.
