** Shares of Petros Pharmaceuticals PTPI.O surge 79.9%,
while those of Biofrontera BFRI.O down 10%
** More than 21.5 mln shares of PTPI and 14.2 mln shares of
BFRI traded
** PTPI tracking its best day ever
** The biopharmaceutical companies are the highest volume
movers on NASDAQ
** PTPI, BFRI are #3 and #6 among the most watched stocks on
investor-focussed social media site Stocktwits.com
** BFRI also among the top 10 traded-stocks by individual
investors, according to orders by Fidelity customers
** BFRI gained over 20% on Monday before reversing course
after the co announced a private placement of its stock and
warrants that will fetch about $15 mln in gross proceeds
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** Up to Friday's close, PTPI had fallen 52.5% YTD, while
BFRI had gained 79.1% since its debut on Oct 29
(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar)
((BansariMayur.Kamdar@thomsonreuters.com;))