89bio rises after $250 mln equity haul
** Shares of 89Bio ETNB.O up 1.7% at $9.16 premarket
after co secures equity raise
** San Franscisco-based firm late Tues ~28.6 mln shares,
including 6.9 mln pre-funded warrants, at $8.75 for $250 mln
gross proceeds
** Co plans to use net offering proceeds to fund its lead
drug candidate,
On Mon,
ETNB shares
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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