01:42 PM EDT, 10/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- GlycoMimetics' ( GLYC ) shares skyrocketed 224% amid heavy trading after the company said it agreed to be acquired by Crescent Biopharma, a privately held biotechnology firm advancing a pipeline of oncology therapeutics.

Over 902.1 million shares traded intraday versus a daily average of roughly 1.03 million.

BIO-key International ( BKYI ) said Tuesday it received a $910,000 order from a "long-term financial services" customer to upgrade to the company's "fingerprint only" Biometric Customer Identification Technology.

Shares surged 85% as intraday trading volume advanced to more than 112.1 million from a daily average of about 2.9 million.

CECO Environmental ( CECO ) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Profire Energy ( PFIE ) for $125 million in cash, the companies said Tuesday.

Profire Energy ( PFIE ) shares jumped 46%, with intraday trading volume at over 28.2 million compared with a daily average of about 141,000.

Price: 0.55, Change: +0.38, Percent Change: +224.49