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Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMLN) Rose Sharply On Takeover Speculation

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMLN) traded in a narrow range until around 2:00PM Friday, but rose steadily for the remainder of the afternoon. The stock ended the session higher by 2.16 at $27.96 on above average volume.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals closed challenging the upper end of a week and a half long range at the highs of the year. There were unconfirmed reports late Friday afternoon that both Merck and Sanofi have made offers to acquire the company.

by RTTNews Staff Writer

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