India's Wockhardt up after drug found effective in meningitis case

Wockhardt

19/09/2024 09:15

** Shares of Wockhardt Ltd  WCKH.NS  rise as much as 5% to
1,005.70 rupees
    ** Pharma co says its investigational drug Zaynich cures
complex case of meningitis in a 64-year-old patient
    ** Co says drug has treated over 35 critically ill patients
in India and US in the past year 
    ** Stock on track to snap 3 days of losses
    ** More than 232,000 shares traded as of 1:36 p.m. IST,
busiest day in more than a week
    ** Stock gained 137% YTD

 (Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas in Bengaluru)
 ((meenakshi.maidas@thomsonreuters.com;))