
Shares of drug developer Skye Bioscience SKYE.O rise as much as 185% to a near three-month high of $3.73; last up 65.3% in morning trade
Stock is set for its best day in over a year, if gains hold
Co says its drug candidate, nimacimab, showed 23.5% weight loss in mice, comparable to Eli Lilly's LLY.N popular drug, tirzepatide, sold as Zepbound, and Novo Nordisk's NOVOb.CO experimental drug, monlunabant
SKYE also says nimacimab, when combined with tirzepatide, showed a greater than 30% weight loss
Initial data from SKYE's mid-stage study in obesity is expected in late Q3/early Q4 2025
Including session's move, stock down 23% YTD