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Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to Note

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) closed the most recent trading day at $25.48, moving -5.56% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500’s daily gain of 0.21%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.25%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.45%. Coming into today, shares of the company had lost 28.79% in…

Viking Therapeutics stock crashes after weight-loss pill trial shows high dropout rate

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Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) stock crashed more than 40% on Tuesday after a phase 2 trial of its weight-loss pill showed a high patient dropout rate. The company stated that most of the adverse treatment-related symptoms were gastrointestinal in nature, and 99% of the adverse events were mild. Over half (58%) of participants taking the drug…