The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by Monday 1000 GMT: ** Britain's AstraZeneca rejected a sweetened and "final" offer of about 70 billion pounds ($118 billion) from Pfizer, casting serious doubt on the U.S. drugmaker's plan for a merger to create the world's biggest pharmaceuticals group.Aberdeen Asset Management, a leading investor in AstraZeneca, said that Pfizer had room to improve its 55-pounds-per-share offer for its British rival.** AT&T Inc plans to pay $48.5 billion to purchase DirecTV , in the latest sign that the wireless industry and the U.S. television market are set to converge as customers consume more video on their mobile devices.
AT&T Inc. (AT&T), is a holding company. The Company is a provider of telecommunications services. Shares of T traded higher by 0.6% or $0.22/share to $36.74. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $31.74 and as high as $37.44. On average, 29083800 shares of T exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 24032308.
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