Anavex Life Sciences: Fiscal 2Q Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK (AP) _ Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (AVXL) on Thursday reported a loss of $7.2 million in its fiscal second quarter.

The New York-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 14 cents per share.

The company's shares closed at $3.33. A year ago, they were trading at $3.17.

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