Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Merck KGaA Shares Jump to Record on Erbitux, Possible Entry Into DAX Index

(Bloomberg) -- Shares of Merck KGaA, the German
drugmaker that bought Switzerland's Serono SA this year, rose to
a record, buoyed by a new study on its cancer drug Erbitux and
speculation it may enter Germany's benchmark DAX index.

The stock gained as much as 7.7 percent, reaching the
highest since the family-controlled company first sold shares in
October 1995. It rose 6.06 euros, or 6.1 percent, to 104.87
euros at 10:45 a.m. in Frankfurt.


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