Small-cap index edged lower Thursday. ACADIA Pharma down 13% led decliners among Russell 2000 stocks. Biotech names mostly weaker. Gains in GRAIL, Korsana, Securitize, Quantum, and CareDx offset some losses. Major indexes mixed with Nasdaq and S&P 500 flat, Dow off 0.3%.

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