(Bloomberg) -- Penny-stock Obalon Therapeutics nearly tripled in New York after presenting expanded clinical data for its swallowable, gas-filled balloon system for the treatment of obesity at a medical meeting in San Diego.
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The shares jumped as much as 168% to touch $1.03 on Wednesday, its best session since going public in 2016.
- Average weight loss for patients receiving three balloons and six months of therapy was 21.7 pounds, reducing total body weight by 10.2%
- Non-serious side effects occurred in 10.3% of patients with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting as the most common
- The company’s market was $9.24 million at Tuesday’s close, down from a September peak of $78.7m
- NOTE: May 15, Obalon received a notice of delisting from the Nasdaq that said it needed to get stockholders’ equity above the minimum threshold of $10 million for continued listing
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