SHOUGUANG, China (AP) _ Gulf Resources Inc. (GURE) on Wednesday reported a loss of $3.5 million in its first quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Shouguang, China-based company said it had a loss of 37 cents.

The specialty chemicals company posted revenue of $557,700 in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $558,000.

Gulf Resources shares have more than doubled since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $5.13, a decrease of slightly more than 9% in the last 12 months.

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