UK MORNING BRIEFING: AstraZeneca Depresses FTSE 100 On Bid Rejection
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened starkly mixed Monday, with the FTSE 100 dragged down by AstraZeneca, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 is higher.
AstraZeneca, down 13% at the open, rejected a final GBP69 billion takeover proposal from Pfizer Inc, potentially