Georgia Gulf Corp. (GGC) announced Monday that it completed its merger with PPG's commodity chemicals business. The merger has created Axiall Corporation, which will trade under the ticker symbol AXLL beginning January 29.
Georgia Gulf gapped open higher Monday and climbed until mid-morning. Shares finished up by 4.34 at $54.58 on the highest volume of the year. The stock broke out of a 2-week range and set a new high for the year.
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