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Shire plc SHPG announced its plans to buy ViroPharma VPHM for $4.2 billion.
Equities Trading UP
ViroPharma VPHM shot up 25.51 percent to $49.42 after the company agreed to be acquired by Shire SHPG for $50 per share.
Grifols SA GRFS was also up, gaining 4.94 percent to $31.44 after the company announced its plans to acquire Novartis' NVS diagnostic business for $1.7 billion.
Equities Trading DOWNCDW CDW shares tumbled 4.49 percent to $21.92 after the company announced the commencement of a public offering of 15,000,000 shares of its common stock by selling stockholders.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.68 percent to $95.24, while gold traded down 0.22 percent to $1,281.80.
Eurozone
European shares were higher today. The Spanish Ibex Index gained 0.44 percent, while Italy's FTSE MIB Index rose 0.77 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX gained 0.42 percent and the French CAC 40 surged 0.70 percent while U.K. shares rose 0.33 percent.
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