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Why CSL, Lovisa, Lynas, & Syrah shares are dropping lower
In afternoon trade the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) looks set to end the week with a decline. At the time of writing, the benchmark index is down 0.3% to 6,663.3 points.
Four shares that are falling more than most today are listed below. Here’s why they are dropping lower:
The CSL share price is down 3% to $292.02. Investors have been selling the biotech giant’s shares after it announced the surprise termination of its COVID-19 vaccine trial. Although the phase 1 trial showed that the vaccine caused a robust response towards the virus, it was also causing a false positive on a range of HIV assays. This was due to its molecular clamp, which interferes with certain HIV diagnostic assays. Unfortunately, this means it would have…
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