On July 17, PegBio (02565.HK) fell 8.04% in regular trading, trading at HK$6.27/share, with turnover of HK$47.87 million.
The decline reflects continued profit-taking as the catalytic effect of the company's memorandum of understanding with Nasdaq-listed Rani Therapeutics dissipates. PegBio's stock had surged approximately 29% on July 10 following the announcement of the three-year MoU, under which both parties plan to leverage Rani's proprietary RaniPill oral biologics delivery platform to conduct oral formulation screening and preclinical development for PegBio's obesity and metabolic disease candidates. The collaboration remains in early screening stages with a lengthy path to clinical advancement and commercialization, prompting investors to lock in gains accumulated during the initial rally.
Adding to selling pressure, the broader biotechnology sector traded under significant stress on the same day. Within the sector, AKESO fell 9.77%, 3SBIO declined 9.77%, SKB BIO dropped 4.77%, INNOVENT BIO lost 3.82%, and BEIGENE slid 2.73%, amplifying sector-wide risk-off sentiment and intensifying individual stock outflows.
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