(BFW) AstraZeneca Rises; Dagens Industri Says Pfizer May Be Back


AstraZeneca Rises; Dagens Industri Says Pfizer May Be Back
2014-08-29 07:44:57.648 GMT


By Allison Connolly
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- AstraZeneca rises as much as 2.5% in
London; Sweden’s Dagens Industri newspaper said there are
“indications” of “discussions of a potential new bid” from
Pfizer, without saying where it obtained that information.
* Vol. in London 14% 3-mo. daily avg.
* Gains as much as 2.7% in Sweden, vol. 55% of 3-mo. daily
avg.
* Calls to AstraZeneca spokesperson weren’t immediately
returned
* Earlier, AstraZeneca’s MEDI-4736 Advances, May Be Multi-
Blockbuster: UBS


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--With assistance from Niklas Magnusson in Stockholm.

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