Canada-based Aurora Cannabis Inc. ACBFF, +12.44% is eyeing listing its shares on a "major" U.S. exchange in October, according to a report in the Financial Post Thursday. Chief Corporate Officer Cam Battley told the Post that it wanted give more institutional investors in the U.S. the ability to take positions in Aurora, because not all of them are able to trade over-the-counter stocks, where the cannabis company currently trades in the U.S. Aurora is expected to release earnings next week. Other Canada-based cannabis firms such as Tilray Inc. TLRY, -17.62% and Canopy Growth Corp. CGC, +6.18% have also listed on U.S. exchanges. Aurora stock is up 6% Wednesday as the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.78% gained 0.8%.
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