The week started strong with deals in the drug industry, financial sector and some movement in the Microsoft Corp.-Yahoo! Inc. proposed transaction. Markets responded positively to the deal activity, increasing 84.75, or 0.67%, to 12,693.60 in Monday midday trading, and the Nasdaq inched up 13.66, or 0.58%, to 2384.64. Here's a closer look at the performance of stocks involved in deals:
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