** Shares of drugmaker 9 Meters Biopharma Inc NMTR.O jump
25.1% to 26 cents in extended trading
** Co discloses positive final data from a mid-stage study
of vurolenatide, its experimental treatment for patients with
short bowel syndrome
** Says based on its meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), co intends to finalize the late-stage
study protocol during Q4 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nACSlvN3Va
** Up to last close, stock had fallen ~79% YTD
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru)
((Akash.Sriram@thomsonreuters.com; https://twitter.com/hoodieonveshti;))