>>> LG Group says rumor of Google's plan to buy LG Electronics stake 'absolutely

LG Group says rumor of Google's plan to buy LG Electronics stake 'absolutely not true' 

LG Group has denied that the rumor that California-based tech giant Google [NASDAQ:GOOGL] plans to buy a stake in its electronics unit LG Electronics [KRX:066570], Yonhap News reported.

The report cited the LG Group’s response as saying that the rumor is absolute not true.

LG Electronics shares jumped in the morning trading session on a market rumor that Google is planning to buy a 35% stake in the company. The rumored stake purchase would make Google a larger shareholder than LG Group in the electronics firm, as reported.

The report didn’t say where the rumor comes from.
 
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