Shares of Aytu Bioscience (AYTU), iBio (IBIO) & Vaxart (VXRT) has seen tremendous growth for the past couple day as their Russell Index addition nears fruition.
On Monday, June 29, the three companies are set to join the Russell Index, FTSE Russell is a global index provider that makes available a comprehensive range of indexes used by investors to measure and analyze global markets.
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Why the addition of Aytu Bioscience (AYTU), iBio (IBIO) & Vaxart (VXRT) is a big deal
The addition of these stocks are a huge deal because now AYTU, IBIO & VXRT will gain publicity and with that huge gains will follow from institutional investors and hedge funds.
