Nutriband stock more than doubles in very active trading after a full patent was issued in South Korea

Shares of Nutriband Inc. NTRB, +172.13% rocketed 126.6% successful precise progressive trading Friday morning, aft the developer of a fentanyl maltreatment deterrent spot said it was issued a afloat patent successful South Korea for its pb exertion Aversa. Volume spiked to 31.8 cardinal shares, compared with the full-day mean of astir 55,300 shares, and capable to marque the banal the astir actively traded connected large U.S. exchanges. The banal has already been halted erstwhile for volatility since the opening bell. The institution said the patent, issued by the Korean Intellectual Property Office, underpins Aversa, which uses sensation aversion to code superior routes of maltreatment for opioid based transdermal patches. Despite the stock's much than doubling Friday, it was inactive down 40.9% this year, portion the S&P 500 SPX, -0.05% has climbed 27.2%.