BOSTON (AP) _ Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc. (PTI) on Thursday reported a loss of $8.9 million in its second quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Boston-based company said it had a loss of 17 cents.

In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, the company's shares hit $1.49. A year ago, they were trading at 80 cents.

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