Shares in Danish food ingredients and enzymes maker Danisco (DCO.CO) jumped more than 4 percent on Monday after U.S. chemicals group DuPont's (DD.N) raised its offer for Danisco by 5 percent late on Friday. Late on Friday, DuPont raised its offer for Danisco by 5 percent to 700 Danish crowns ($139) per share from 665, making its cash offer worth $6.64 billion to persuade reluctant Danisco shareholders to accept the deal announced in January.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) offers a range of products and services for markets, including agriculture and food, building and construction, electronics and communications, general industrial and transportation. Shares of DD remained unchanged at $56.79. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.66 and as high as $56.88. On average, 5988210 shares of DD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.
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