Australia's Alterity Therapeutics soars on trial nod for Parkinson's drug
** Shares of Alterity Therapeutics Ltd ATH.AX jump as much
as 10.9% to A$0.026, set to gain most since Nov 4
** Drug developer says it got phase 2 clinical trial
approval from The New Zealand Medicines and Medical Safety
Authority (Medsafe) for its Parkinson's disease treatment drug,
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** Co says it will initiate study in Q1 next year
** Stock hits highest since Nov 30
** As of Monday's close, stock had dropped 25.8% this year
(Reporting by Navya Mittal)
((Navya.Mittal@thomsonreuters.com;))
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