01:50 PM EDT, 08/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Applied DNA Sciences ( APDN ) surged 42% after the company said Friday its unit, Applied DNA Clinical Labs, submitted a validation package to the New York State Department of Health seeking to expand the permitted use of its Linea Mpox Virus 1.0 Assay to include both mpox clade I and clade II.

Over 117.8 million shares of the parent company traded intraday versus a daily average of roughly 6.9 million.

Origin Agritech ( SEED ) said Friday that it has appointed Weibin Yan as the new chief executive, effective immediately.

Yan, the vice-chairman of the Hunan Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, succeeds Gengchen Han, who will continue as chairman of the Origin Agritech's ( SEED ) board.

Shares climbed 21%, with intraday trading volume at over 345,000 compared with a daily average of about 31,000.

CAVA Group ( CAVA ) overnight reported stronger-than-expected fiscal Q2 results, raising its guidance for same-restaurant sales growth.

Shares surged 22% as intraday trading volume soared to more than 16.8 million from a daily average of about 3.16 million.

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