07:51 AM EDT, 05/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Akanda Corp. ( AKAN ) shares soared more than 150% Friday premarket, rebounding from Thursday's slide.

Merus NV ( MRUS ) shares surged 22% after the company said interim clinical data on petosemtamab combined with pembrolizumab in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma showed a 60% response rate with a favorable safety profile.

Blue Star Foods ( BSFC ) shares increased 16%, adding to gains from the previous session.

Guardant Health ( GH ) shares were up 9% after the company said that the US Food and Drug Administration's Medical Devices Advisory Committee has recommended for approval the company's Shield blood test for colorectal screening.

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