NEWARK, Calif. (AP) _ Protagonist Therapeutics Inc. (PTGX) on Thursday reported a loss of $41 million in its second quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Newark, California-based company said it had a loss of 84 cents.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 99 cents per share.

The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $859,000 in the period.

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