 NEW YORK, June 28, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Applied Therapeutics, Inc. Nasdaq: APLT, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of novel drug candidates against validated molecular targets in indications of high unmet medical need, today announced that the Company has joined the Russell Microcap Index. The newly reconstituted index took effect after the market close on Friday, June 25, 2021. 