AstraZeneca PLC Shares Back On Rise Amid Fresh Bid Speculation

AstraZeneca's shares climbed nearly 2pc on Thursday morning, in a sign investors are expecting a renewed offer from US giant Pfizer. The rise follows three trading days of falls after AstraZeneca rebuffed Pfizer's second cash-and-shares offer on Friday. Pfizer's bid was worth around £63bn at the time, but the value has fallen to around £60bn due to a slide in Pfizer's share price after it posted a 15pc fall in profits for the first quarter of the year.

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