AkzoNobel jumps after rejecting takeover bid from Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams

Shares of AkzoNobel surged on Wednesday after the Dutch paints and coatings maker disclosed that it had rejected a €12.49 billion ($14.53 billion) takeover proposal from Japan's Nippon Paint Holdings and US-based Sherwin-Williams. The stock climbed as much as 17% in early European trading to 61.38 euros, wiping out losses accumulated earlier this year, after investors reacted positively to the premium implied in the rejected proposal.