Why Is XORTX Therapeutics ( $XRTX ) Stock Up +15.66% Today? (Find out why any stock moved today on Tickeron.) Shares of XRTX jumped roughly 15.66%, climbing to about $1.92 from a prior close of $1.66. The primary catalyst was the company's announcement of a planned FDA Investigational New Drug (IND) submission for its XRx-026 gout program in the fourth quarter of 2026. $BCDA $KPRX $BYSI $CLNN $MIST