Digest Bioeconomy Index dumps 3.07 percent to 50.75 as oil prices tumble

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, dumped 3.07 percent to 50.75 as oil prices tumbled and took biobased sentiment down with them. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) plunged 35.60 percent to $0.81 after a $10 million equity raise, while Aemetis (AMTX) shed 12.29 percent to $2.57.  Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) lost 9.27 percent to $2.50. Overall, declines led advances 11 to 3 for the day.