ALACHUA, Fla. (AP) _ Applied Genetic Technologies Corp. (AGTC) on Monday reported a loss of $15.4 million in its fiscal first quarter.

The Alachua, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 60 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 51 cents per share.

In the final minutes of trading on Monday, the company's shares hit $4.93. A year ago, they were trading at $2.87.

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