Investors see pure gold as contest for Andean Resources heats up
Barry FitzGerald
September 6, 2010
INVESTORS believe the contest for ASX-listed Andean Resources is far from over despite the Canadian company Goldcorp having the upper hand with its agreed $C3.6 billion ($3.75 billion) takeover bid.
Shares in Andean, which is also listed on the Toronto stock exchange, shot $C2.17 a share higher to $C6.98 in Canada on Friday, putting it well above Goldcorp's offer of $C6.50 a share.
The share-price action for Andean followed its spurt on the ASX on Friday to $6.40 ($C6.09) a share, before going into a trading halt, pending the Goldcorp offer being announced.