Australia's Lumos Diagnostics gains as US FDA grants waiver for FebriDx

Lumos Diagnostics Holdings

27/03/2026 24:55

** Shares of Australia's Lumos Diagnostics LDX.AX gain as much as 7.6% to A$0.285, their highest point since March 19

** The diagnostic firm says U.S. FDA grants Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments waiver for FebriDx, a point-of-care test for respiratory infections

** LDX also announced share purchase plan to raise about A$2 million ($1.38 million) at A$0.225 per share

** Around 10.9 million shares change hands, nearly 3.8x of 30-day average

** LDX stock down 1.8%, YTD

($1 = 1.4529 Australian dollars)

 (Reporting by Keshav Singh Chundawat in Bengaluru)

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