Curis Inc. (CRIS) had a good day on the market for Thursday November 21 as shares jumped 7.84% to close at $1.65. About 226,954 shares traded hands on 825 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 33.2 million. After opening the trading day at $1.55, shares of Curis Inc. stayed within a range of $1.67 to $1.54.
With today’s gains, Curis Inc. now has a market cap of $54.78 million. Shares of Curis Inc. have been trading within a range of $2.90 and $0.60 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $n/a and a 200-day SMA of $n/a.
Curis Inc is a biotechnology company that develops and commercializes innovative drugs and therapies in the immuno-oncology and precision oncology therapeutic areas. The company targets solid tumors, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, advanced solid tumors or lymphomas, hematological cancers, and others. Its pipeline products include Fimepinostat, CA-170, CA-4948, CA-327, and Erivedge.
Curis Inc. is based out of Lexington, MA and has some 31 employees. Its CEO is James E. Dentzer.
Curis Inc. is also a component of the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 is one of the leading indices tracking small-cap companies in the United States. It’s maintained by Russell Investments, an industry leader in creating and maintaining indices, and consists of the smallest 2000 stocks from the broader Russell 3000 index.
Russell’s indices differ from traditional indices like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or S&P 500, whose members are selected by committee, because they base membership entirely on an objective, rules based methodology. The 3,000 largest companies by market cap make up the Russell 3000, with the 2,000 smaller companies making up the Russell 2000. It’s a simple approach that gives a broad, unbiased look at the small-cap market as a whole.