The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Friday:** U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc increased its offer for AstraZeneca Plc to 63 billion pounds ($106 billion) on Friday, but the British company promptly rejected the proposal, which would create the world's biggest pharmaceuticals company.
AstraZeneca PLC (AstraZeneca) is a global biopharmaceutical company. Shares of AZN fell by 0.09% or $-0.07/share to $81.02. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $46.87 and as high as $82.68. On average, 3321590 shares of AZN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 9740012.
Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) is a research-based, global biopharmaceutical company. Shares of PFE fell by 1.28% or $-0.4/share to $30.75. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $27.12 and as high as $32.96. On average, 29318400 shares of PFE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 41278964.
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