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Biotech slides with broader market

October 10, 2018 11:40 PM UTC

Biotech indexes fell Wednesday, mostly in line with the broader markets, marking significant mid-week losses. The moves come among continued trade tensions with China and follows the Federal Reserve raising interest rates for the third time this year.

The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (NBI), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI), BioCentury 100 and NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index (BTK) each fell more than 3% on Wednesday. The BC100, XBI and BTK are down more than 5% on the week while the NBI has shed more than 4%...