Hexo, Pot Investors Shrug Off Friendly Bear Short-Seller Report
- Stock rose 9.2% Monday, rises again in pre-market trading
- ‘Hexo is scrupulous in adhering to rules,’ company says
Hexo’s CBD spray on display at an Ottawa cannabis retailer.
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Hexo Corp. is refuting a short seller’s allegations that it could be the next Canadian pot company to become embroiled in scandal. Investors seem to be shrugging off the report too.
The Gatineau, Quebec-based cannabis producer was the biggest gainer Monday on Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite Index, adding 9.2%, the most since April. The stock was little changed in pre-market trading Tuesday in New York even as most other pot stocks declined.