The Los Angeles Business Journal’s index of the largest local public companies fell slightly for the week. The weighted LABJ index fell less than 1 percent to close at 229, with losers outpacing gainers 95 to 55. Seven companies closed the week unchanged.
Among stocks trading above $1, Santa Monica’s Kite Pharma, a cancer drug developer, was one of the week’s leading gainers. Shares rose 12 percent to close at $65.06 on Friday after the company made a presentation on its work at the 2015 Jefferies Now at the Immuno-Oncology Summit in Boston.
Westwood oil giant California Resources Corp., also had a good week. Shares rose 13 percent to close at $9.47.
Long Beach-based Molina Healthcare Inc. was among the week’s losing stocks. Shares fell 6 percent to close the week at $62.96 after a major shareholder, company insider William Dentino, unloaded shares worth $3.9 million.