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Wyeth rallies on amalgamation with Pfizer

The stock has rallied 18% to Rs 765 on the National Stock Exchange.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Nov 20 2013 | 9:40 AM IST
Wyeth has rallied 18% to Rs 765 on NSE after the pharmaceutical company announced the amalgamation of the company with Pfizer.

The board of directors of the company will meet on November 23, 2013, to consider a scheme of amalgamation of the company with Pfizer, Wyeth said in a regulatory filing.

The board will also consider the interim dividend, it added.

The stock opened at Rs 726 and touched high of Rs 768 on NSE. A combined around 68,000 shares have changed hands on the counter in early morning deals on NSE and BSE.

Shares of Pfizer were up 2.2% at Rs 1,375 on NSE. The stock opened at Rs 1,361 and touched high of Rs 1,391, also its 52-week high on NSE.
 

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First Published: Nov 20 2013 | 9:39 AM IST

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