U.S. drugmaker AbbVie Inc confirmed on Friday it had made a bid approach to Shire , which was rejected by the British group's board. It said talks were no longer ongoing. AbbVie was responding to a Reuters story on Thursday which revealed the talks.
AbbVie Inc. (AbbVie) is a research-based pharmaceuticals company. Shares of ABBV fell by 0.7% or $-0.38/share to $54.19. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $41.07 and as high as $55.40. On average, 5701390 shares of ABBV exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3960078.
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