Dallas 1/27/2012 4:09:23 AM
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Micromet Shares Rally after Company Agrees to be Acquired by Amgen (MITI, AMGN)

Shares of Micromet Inc. (NASDAQ: MITI) are seeing a huge rally in trading today after the Rockville, Maryland-based company agreed to be acquired by Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN). Under the terms of the agreement, Amgen will acquire Micromet for $11 per share in cash.

Micromet shares rose to a new 52-week high of $10.95 in trading today. At last check, the stock was trading more than 30% higher on above average volume. The rally has pushed Micromet shares above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages.

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