The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Wednesday: ** Twitter Inc said on Tuesday that it bought social data provider Gnip for an undisclosed amount, signaling that it would take on a new role of packaging and selling data, a service in demand by business and government.** The abrupt firing of Symantec Corp Chief Executive Steve Bennett last month is attracting activist investors and private equity firms to the U.S. security software maker, in a development that could potentially lead to its breakup or sale, sources familiar with the situation said.
Twitter, Inc. (Twitter), is a global platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. Shares of TWTR traded higher by 11.38% or $4.65/share to $45.52. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $38.80 and as high as $74.73. On average, 13596600 shares of TWTR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 24285070.
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