The cannabis space was mostly positive last week. The Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (HMMJ) and the ETFMG Alternate Harvest ETF (MJ) gained 5.2% and 4.2%, respectively.
The cannabis sector showed some weakness last week, and the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (HMMJ) lost 3.0% while the ETFMG Alternate Harvest ETF (MJ) lost 3.4%.
Novo Nordisk plans to initiate its Phase 3a program, STEP, to study the efficacy of 2.4 mg of semaglutide once per week in obesity indications in 1H18.
On June 8, the biotech and healthcare sectors had a mixed day and remained sluggish. The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) gained 0.1% for the day. XBI has fallen by 16.4% on a year-to-date basis.
