Nuwellis (NASDAQ: NUWE) director receives 6,744 stock options grant

Nuwellis (NASDAQ: NUWE) entered a definitive securities purchase agreement for a registered direct offering of 1,310,890 shares at $2.59 per share, with gross proceeds of about $3.1 million from warrant exercises tied to its June 2026 offering. In a concurrent private placement, investors receive warrants for up to 1,310,890 shares at $2.59, exercisable immediately, expiring in five years. Closing expected around Aug. 3, 2026.

Today's top gainers included Glucotrack, whose subsidiary announced progress in the development strategy for LT-100, a novel non-narcotic therapy; Nuwellis, following expanded clinical recognition for its Aquadex therapy; Bausch Health, after reporting strong second-quarter 2026 results and raising its outlook; and Corcept Therapeutics, after posting robust second-quarter 2026 results, among others. Read on… GCTK's LT-100 Program Moves Forward Glucotrack Inc.

Nuwellis (NUWE) shares rose about 133% after Frontiers in Pediatrics accepted a single-center retrospective study evaluating epoprostenol as an alternative anticoagulant for Nuwellis’ Aquadex ultrafiltration therapy in critically ill children. NUWE traded around $4.40, after opening near $5.14 and reaching about $6.40.

Nuwellis (NASDAQ:NUWE) shares jumped about 90% to $3.59 after the bell Wednesday after trading down 2.07% to $1.89 in the regular session. The move followed a Tuesday update that it installed its first Aquadex SmartFlow systems at a pediatric hospital in Wisconsin. Nuwellis also reported preliminary Q2 revenue growth of 14% YoY and 6-month growth of 20%, with full results due Aug. 13.

Sunrise Energy Metals said the US Pentagon will provide a conditional $400 million loan commitment to develop Syerston, a proposed scandium mine in Fifield, NSW. The project targets Western supply of scandium used in defence and other sectors amid China’s export restrictions. Sunrise also said it has a deal with Lockheed Martin for 25% of output for five years.

President Trump said the US will invest $3 billion in critical minerals and battery projects to expand domestic supply chains for national security. He announced Defence Department Office of Strategic Capital conditional loans totaling $1.4B to Sila Nanotechnologies, $400M to Sunrise Energy Metals, and $150M to Niron Magnetics, plus $58M Export-Import Bank loans. The plan also includes $100M in mining-school grants and $80M for three schools.