Alexion Up Nearly 8%, on Pace for Largest Percent Increase Since April 2018 -- Data Talk
August 22 2019 - 4:08PM
Dow Jones News
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALXN) is currently at $123.73, up
$8.89, or 7.74%
-- Would be highest close since July 10 when it closed at
$124.37
-- On pace for largest percent increase since April 26, 2018,
when it rose 14.5%
-- Earlier Thursday, Spanish business news website Intereconomia
reported that Amgen Inc. is poised to buy Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Inc. for about $45 billion, renewing speculation on a potential
deal that has been rumored for more than a year
-- Currently up five of the past six days
-- Currently up two consecutive days; up 11.04% over this
period
-- Best two-day stretch since the two days ending April 27,
2018, when it rose 14.46%
-- Up 9.22% month-to-date
-- Up 27.09% year-to-date
-- Down 40.47% from its all-time closing high of $207.84 on July
23, 2015
-- Traded as high as $125.52; highest intraday level since July
10 when it hit $127.74
-- Up 9.3% at Thursday's intraday high; largest intraday percent
increase since April 26, 2018, when it rose as much as 16.24%
-- Third-best performer in the S&P 500 Thursday
-- Best performer in the Nasdaq 100 Thursday
All data as of 3:25 p.m. EDT
Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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