Friday, December 03, 2010

Allergan shares soar on Glaxo takeover speculation - MarketWatch

Shares of Botox-maker Allergan Inc. soared in afternoon action Tuesday as rumors circulated on Wall Street that U.K. pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline PLC could be considering a bid for the company.

Shares of Allergan /quotes/comstock/13*!agn/quotes/nls/agn (AGN 68.10, -0.18, -0.27%) shot up as high as $50.25 Tuesday, before settling at $48.58, up 12.5%, near the closing bell.

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