MARKET EYE-India's AstraZeneca shares surge; board OKs delisting
* Shares in AstraZeneca Pharma India surge as much as
7.6 percent on Tuesday after the company says its board approved
a proposal from promoter AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals AB, Sweden
to delist the company from India.
* Shares in AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN - news) are up 47.6 rupees at 1208 at 0601 GMT.
The stock hit a 52-week high of 1,286 rupees on March 4, since
the company first announced the delisting proposal, and has
gained 30.4 percent so far this month.
(indulal.p@thomsonreuters.com/indulal.p.thomsonreuters.com@reut
ers.net)