The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, slipped 0.45 percent to 53.14 as chemicals declined. For the day, Evogene (EVGN) dumped 6.96 percent to $6.55, while Metabolix (MBLX) lost 6.43 percent to $1.96. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) rebounded 5.56 percent to $1.52. Overall, advances led declines by a 5 to 4 ratio for the day.