Tuesday 27 December 2011

Metrod to sell ASTA for €49m

Metrod Holdings Bhd, a Malaysian maker of copper wires and rods, rose the most in more than a month after agreeing to sell ASTA Holdings GmbH to GEP II Beteiligungs GmbH for 49 million euros (US$64 million).

It will also sell a 1 percent stake in ASTA Elektrodraht GmbH as part of the deal, the statement said.

The stock climbed 2.6 percent to RM1.95 at 10:15 a.m. local time in Kuala Lumpur, set for its steepest increase since Nov. 17. -- Bloomberg



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