PRISM Mid-Day Movers: Pharmaceuticals and Biotech are Today’s Leaders.

Stock market chart overlays silhouettes of investors, illustrating heavy trading activity in pharmaceutical and biotech stocks.

Opus Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRD) surged, up 26.5% to $5.49 today, rebounding sharply from yesterday’s $4.34 close. The stock opened at $5.33 and climbed as high as $7.07 intraday, while volume topped 38.2 million shares—more than 33 times its average daily volume of roughly 1.13 million shares—highlighting exceptionally strong investor interest in the clinical-stage gene-therapy company.

 Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLSE) climbed 18.24% to $57.69 today, gaining $8.90 from its previous $48.79 close. Shares opened at $49.76 and reached a fresh 52-week high of $58.69 during the session, with volume of 597,659 shares already exceeding the company’s average daily volume of 426,258 shares—pointing to elevated investor interest in the medical-technology name.

Other Notable Movers:

bioAffinity Tech (BIAF) up 14%

Skye Bioscience (SKYE) up 10%

Evommune, Inc. (EVMN) down -16%

 

Stock prices and percentage changes are as of 12:10 a.m. ET on September 9, 2026, and are subject to change.

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