The rally in mRNA vaccine stocks continues to know no bounds.
The papers of the German company Biontech shot up on Wednesday in New York by almost a quarter to 433.90 dollars and continued their record rally.
A good half an hour before the end of trading, they gained 14 percent to a good $ 401.
The market value amounts to more than 100 billion dollars (84.2 billion euros).
The company plans to publish quarterly figures in a few days.
As the "New York Times" reported on Wednesday night, citing people familiar with the matter, the American health authority FDA wants to give the corona vaccine, which is marketed jointly with Pfizer, final approval in September.
So far it has only been an emergency approval.
The Pfizer shares also had no stopping in New York recently, they are making great strides towards their previous record from the time before the turn of the millennium.
On Wednesday, however, they took a break for the time being and finally gave way by 0.7 percent.
By the time it reached $ 47.45 in 1999, not much is missing.
The tailwind extends to Moderna shares, which also continued their record rally in the US on Wednesday.