NEW YORK ─ Shares of Luminex rose as much as 16 percent in Thursday trading on the Nasdaq following a report that DiaSorin is considering acquiring it.
The company's shares finished Thursday up almost 10 percent at $32.99.
DiaSorin's shares rose by more than 3 percent to €163.70 ($200) on the Italian stock exchange in Milan.
Investor demand drove up the share prices after Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources, reported on Thursday that DiaSorin is working with advisors to evaluate a potential acquisition of Austin, Texas-based Luminex.