Aphria To Begin Trading On the New York Stock Exchange

By Rusty Thomson

Published: October 30, 2018 at 12:35 PM

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 04: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 4, 2018 in New York City. With bond prices dropping interest rates have been surging resulting in the Dow Jones Industrials Average falling over 200 points at the close. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Shares will begin trading this Friday

Leamington-based marijuana producer Aphria Inc. has been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

The company will begin trading on the U.S. market as of Friday with the ticket symbol APHA.

The company also says it will change its Toronto Stock Exchange symbol from APH on Friday to match its U.S. ticker symbol.

Several other Canadian licensed marijuana growers have listed their shares south of the border this year, including Aurora Cannabis Inc., Canopy Growth Inc., Cronos Group Inc. and Tilray Inc.

AM800 file photo at Aphria (Photo by AM800's Patty Handysides)