Shares of Progenity, Paltalk jump in high volumes

Farmmi

01/10/2021 11:45

** Shares of medical diagnostics co Progenity  PROG.O  top
the volume charts in premarket trade on Friday, up 34% at $2.04,
as investors on social media forums coordinate a boost in prices
    ** PROG, which in mid-Sept received a U.S. patent for its
test to evaluate patients who have signs and symptoms of
possible preeclampsia - a pregnancy complication - is set to
close out the week up 69%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2QG2UW
    ** Another stock that is being actively traded is
communications software company Paltalk Inc  PALT.O , up 15.3%
at $12.19, and is set to add to its WTD gain of 163%
    ** Other retail favourites: China's farming co Farmmi Inc
 FAMI.N , which has more than doubled over the past four days,
drops 10%, Electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group Inc  LCID.O  dips
0.9%, while Lordstown Motors  RIDE.O  advances 5%

 (Reporting by Medha Singh)
 ((medha.singh@thomsonreuters.com))