$bntc Skyrocket as Morgan Stanley Takes Stake

Benitec Shares Skyrocket as Morgan Stanley Takes Stake

BNTC shares blasted higher Tuesday after disclosing in a regulatory filing that Morgan Stanley has a 5.2% stake in the genetic drug company.

The stake amounts to 249,174 shares, or about $1.51 million.

Benitec‘s “proprietary platform, called DNA-directed RNA interference, or ddRNAi, combines RNA interference, or RNAi, with gene therapy to create medicines that facilitate sustained silencing of disease-causing genes following a single administration,” the company said.

“The company is developing ddRNAi-based therapeutics for chronic and life-threatening human conditions including Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD), and Chronic Hepatitis B.”

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