Digitas Stock Falls on Modem Acquisition News

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BOSTON Digitas stock closed Thursday on the Nasdaq at $8.05, down $1.78 or 18 percent, following news earlier in the day that it plans to buy Modem Media in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $200 million [Adweek Online, July 15].

Earlier in the day, the Boston-based digital- and direct-marketing shop’s shares (DTAS) fell to $7.35.

Modem Media’s stock (MMPT), meanwhile, rose $1.12 or 26 percent to close on the Nasdaq at $5.42. Modem is based in Norwalk, Conn.

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