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Why Was Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Stock Up on Sep 22, 2026?

VKTX rose 29.58% in the 10 minutes after the headline, $32.25 to $41.79.

Published in ET: Feed time in ET: COMPANY_CORPORATE VKTX +29.58% in 10 min after the headline
  • VKTX rose 29.58% over 10 minutes, $32.25 to $41.79.
  • Headline time 07:05:00 ET on September 22, 2026.
  • Volume 662.9K shares in 10 min.
VKTX Why Was Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Stock Up on Sep 22, 2026?
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43.58 39.05 34.38 29.85 41.27 07:03 07:05 07:15
Real 1-minute OHLC candles around publish time. Chart times are New York ET; validated market data captured by MoveSurge.

Reaction by asset (real prices)

Asset2m beforeAt release+1m+10m+1m %+10m %
VKTX 32.25 32.25 37.58 41.79 +16.53% +29.58%

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) rose 29.58% in the 10 minutes after this headline reached the MoveSurge tape at 07:05:00 ET on September 22, 2026: “VIKING THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES POSITIVE TOPLINE RESULTS FROM MAINTENANCE STUDY OF GLP-1/GIP AGONIST VK2735 DEMONSTRATING THE PROMISE OF MULTIPLE MAINTENANCE DOSING REGIMENS”

The reference price just before the headline was $32.25; 10 minutes later the stock traded at $41.79. One minute in it was $37.58, a +16.53% move. Between one minute and 10 minutes the move extended to +29.58%.

Traded size over the same window: Volume 662.9K shares in 10 min.

How this move was measured

MoveSurge prices an eligible headline against its own clock rather than against the close. A reference level is taken from just before the headline reaches the tape, and the same instrument is sampled again one minute and 10 minutes later. The four figures in the table below are those samples. They describe VKTX over 10 minutes, not over the trading day.

How far did Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) move after the headline?

From $32.25 just before the headline to $41.79 10 minutes later, a +29.58% move.

What crossed the tape on September 22, 2026?

At 07:05:00 ET: VIKING THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES POSITIVE TOPLINE RESULTS FROM MAINTENANCE STUDY OF GLP-1/GIP AGONIST VK2735 DEMONSTRATING THE PROMISE OF MULTIPLE MAINTENANCE DOSING REGIMENS

Is the 29.58% figure a whole-day move?

No. It covers the 10 minutes after the headline reached the tape, measured from a reference price taken just before it.

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