Why Shares of Bellus Health Skyrocketed This Week

Shares of Bellus Health (NASDAQ: BLU) jumped 105.1% this week as of Thursday afternoon, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The company, which received a $2 billion buyout offer from GSK (formerly known as GlaxoSmithKline) (NYSE: GSK), closed at $7.06 last week and reached a new 52-week high at $14.50 on Tuesday. The attraction for GSK is camlipixant, Bellus' late-stage pipeline candidate to treat adults with refractory chronic cough (RCC).