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Why Acadia Pharmaceuticals Stock Is Rocketing Today

Why Acadia Pharmaceuticals Stock Is Rocketing Today

Shares of Acadia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACAD) rose by as much as 19.2% in premarket trading Tuesday morning. The biotech's stock is taking flight today in response to a positive clinical readout for its experimental Rett syndrome drug known as trofinetide. Rett syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the progressive degeneration of motor and speech skills.