The Non-Penny Pot Stock Index (NPSI) had its greatest increase in value in the past year on Friday going UP 7.0% in large part due to a whopping 68.7% gain by Aurora. 30 of the 38 constituents advanced, 2 had no change in price and 6 declined with all but one of the 9 industry categories advancing. Here are the details.

With the major increase in the sector on Friday the number of constituents in Cannabis Central's proprietary Non-Penny Pot Stock Index (NPSI) increased by two to 38 with the addition of Harvest Health (HRVSF) and XPhyto Therapeutics (XPHYF) which are now trading above US$1/share.

The Biggest Winners: 

On Wednesday no constituents advanced above 5% and on Thursday only 8 did but on Friday there was a complete turnaround with 23 constituents advancing by 5% or more, namely:

Aurora (ACB) +68.7%; Green Thumb (GTBIF) +15.2%; Organigram (OGI) +15.1%; Greenlane (GNLN) +15.0%; FSD Pharma (HUGE) +14.9%; Harvest Health (HRVSF) +14.2%; Canopy Growth (CGC) +14.4%; Acreage (ACRGF) +12.1%; Cronos (CRON) +11.9%; Curaleaf (CURLF) +11.7%; Aphria (APHA) +11.3%; MediPharm (MEDIF) +11.1%; Trulieve (TCNNF) +8.7%; Tilray (TLRY) +8.4%; Cresco (CRLBF) +7.4%; AYR (AYRSF) +7.1%; Abacus (ABAHF) +6.4%; TerrAscend (TRSSF) +5.9%; Corbus (CRBP) +5.5%; Charlotte's Web (CWBHF) +5.5%; Planet 13 (PLNHF) +5.5%; Avicanna (AVCNF) 5.4%; Valens (VLNCF) +5.3%.

Nine other stocks had either No Change in price (2) or modest gains of less than 5%.

The Biggest Losers:

On Wednesday 15 constituents declined in excess of 5%, on Thursday only 2 did and on Friday none did so.

The Notable Mention:

Hexo (HEXO) +21.5%

Constituent Performance By Industry Category

1. Cultivation & Retail Category:
   • This category consists of companies that grow and sell cannabis flower and related products.
   • There are 19 NPSI constituents within this category (ACRGF; ACB; LQSIF; APHA; CCHWF; CGC; CRON; CURLF; GTBIF; HRVSF; HUGE; MEDIF; OGI; PLNHF; ROMJF; TRSSF; TLRY; TCNNF; VLNCF) and they went UP 15.7%, on average.
2. Biotechnology Category:
   • This category consists of pharmaceutical companies focused on the R&D of new drugs and products utilizing cannabinoids.
   • There are 7 NPSI constituents within this category (ABAHF; AVCNF; CARA; CRBP; GWPH; XPHYF; ZYNE) and they went UP 2.5%, on average.
3. Marijuana-Infused Products Category:
   • This category consists of companies focused on developing and selling marijuana-infused products and companies focused on the extraction of cannabis compounds and their infusion into consumer products.
   • There are 3 NPSI constituents within this category (CRLBF; NEPT; NBEV) and they went UP 4.9%, on average.
4. Consumption Devices Category:
   • This category consists of companies focused on developing and selling personal consumption devices for cannabis consumers such as vape pens and inhalers.
   • There are 3 NPSI constituents within this category (AYRSF; GNLN; PYX) and they went UP 7.7%, on average.
5. Agricultural Technology Category:
   • This category consists of companies focused on providing automated growing systems, greenhouses, farming products, nutrients, hydroponics, fertilization systems, horticultural expertise, LED/lighting technologies, air filtration systems, and climate control and energy efficiency systems.
   • There are 2 NPSI constituents within this category (GRWG; VFF) and they went DOWN 2.2%.
6. Real Estate Category:
   • This category consists of investment companies and REITs that develop, own, and/or lease commercial real estate properties to licensed cannabis operators.
   • There is only 1 NPSI constituent within this category (IIPR) and it went UP 3.0%.
7. Business Services/Consulting Category:
   • This category consists of companies that provide professional services such as branding, packaging, bottling, compliance, physical security, transportation, lab testing, distribution, and insurance. consulting and other business services directly to marijuana cultivators and retailers.
   • There is only 1 NPSI constituent in this category (SHWZ) and it went UP 2.7%.
8. Technology & Media Category:
   • This category covers companies that provide delivery services, enterprise software, e-commerce platforms, communication and mapping services, and trading platforms and companies that provide marijuana-related media including news, content, social networks, games, and entertainment.
   • There is only 1 NPSI constituent in this category (KERN) and it went UP 3.0%.
9. Hemp Products Category:
   • This category consists of companies that produce and sell hemp products.
   • There is only 1 NPSI constituent in this category (CWBHF) and it went UP 5.5%.

To see how the new Non-penny Pot Stock Index (NPSI) has done on a daily and weekly basis for the past few months, visit my daily updates here.