** Eliem Therapeutics ELYM.O shares surge 44% to as high
as $22.89 on Weds, a day after jumping on debut
** ELYM was halted briefly at 1230 ET for volatility; stock
recently up 22.6% at $19.50
** Shares on Tues closed at $15.90, 27% above $12.50 IPO
price after co sold 6.4 mln shares
** Eliem had originally marketed 4.5 mln shares at $17-$19
in deal delayed from last week (See filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768446/000119312521239810/d105292ds1a.htm#toc105292_15)
** Co focuses on potential treatments for chronic pain,
depression, epilepsy and anxiety
** Nearly 540k shares have traded so far on Weds; approx 1.5
mln shares exchanged hands on Tues, per Refinitiv data
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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