** Shares of the drug developer Immunovant Inc IMVT.O fall
3.8% to $11.5
** Co reported Q2 adj. loss of 41 cents per share while
expectations of eight analysts' was for a loss of 39 cents per
share - Refinitiv IBES data
** IMVT's quarterly R&D expenses increased 76.2% to $37.7
mln from a year earlier primarily due to higher program-specific
research and development costs on drug candidate, batoclimab
** Co also says its pro forma cash and cash equivalents as
of September 30, 2022, totaled nearly $476 mln, which is
expected to extend cash runway into H2 2025
** Including session's fall, stock up 34.6% YTD
(Reporting by Pratik Jain)
((Pratik.Jain@thomsonreuters.com;))