NicOx up on Pfizer takeover talk -traders

By Samuel Kwon

Jan 22, 2013 07:32 AM EST

PFIZER WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK. (Photo : REUTERS)

A NicOx spokeswoman declines to comment, while Pfizer officials cannot be immediately reached for comment.

Around midday, trading volumes on NicOx shares represent nearly four times the stock's daily average volume of the past three months.

The stock has surged 38 percent since mid-November. 

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