The month of July was disappointing from the perspective of Food and Drug Administration decisions, as the agency handed down mostly negative verdicts.
Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded up 0.15% to 35,112.39 while the NASDAQ fell 0.10% to 14,822.88. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.09% to 4,415.85.
Gainers
Bit Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ: BTBT) gained 38% to $5.83 after the company announced it entered into a second strategic co-mining agreement with Digihost Technology Inc. The stock is also trading higher in sympathy with the price of Bitcoin.
Iterum Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ:ITRM) (the "Company"), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing next generation oral and IV antibiotics to treat infections caused by multi-drug resistant
Biotech stocks rebounded in the week ended July 23, thanks to the broader market strength. The sector also benefitted from the optimism that was set in motion by the solid start to the pharma reporting season.