TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Aptose Biosciences Inc. (APTO) on Thursday reported a loss of $11.4 million in its third quarter.

The Toronto-based company said it had a loss of $1.76 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $2.16 per share.

In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, the company's shares hit $3.09. A year ago, they were trading at $9.75.

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