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Bruker Shares Continue to Climb After CEO Laukien Buys $1.1M Worth of Stock

May 18, 2005

NEW YORk, May 18 (GenomeWeb News) - Bruker Biosciences CEO Frank Laukien bought more than $1.1 million worth of his company's shares since May 10, sending the stock up 12.7 percent to $3.99 in mid-afternoon trading today.

 

According to Insidercow.com, which tracks insider trading at public companies, Laukien bought 277,430 shares of Bruker stock at prices between $3.60 and $3.00 per share between May 10 and May 17.

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