Why Is SciSparc (SPRC) Stock Up 94% Today?
SciSparc (NASDAQ:SPRC) stock is on the rise Thursday after the clinical-stage pharmaceutical company provided investors with an update concerning its AutoMax Motors merger.
The big news here is that the Jerusalem District Court in Israel approved Automax’s petition to convene special class meetings of shareholders to approve the SciSparc merger.
To accompany that, SciSparc and AutoMax have also updated the merger deadline. Previously, they had until the end of the month to complete the merger. With this update, the two companies now have until the end of November to close the deal.
How This Affects SPRC Stock Today
Today’s news has brought extra attention to SPRC stock, which has resulted in heavy trading this morning. As of this writing, more than 33 million units are on the move. To put that number in perspective, the company’s daily average trading volume is about 1.2 million shares.
Investors will note that the merger plan with AutoMax comes after SciSparc has been exploring strategic alternatives. The company is also planning to spin off its advanced clinical-stage pharmaceutical portfolio after the merger.
SPRC stock is up 106.2% as of Thursday morning. However, investors will note that it was down 93.7% year-to-date when markets closed yesterday.
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