Yahoo stock drops 19%
Internet portal's stock tumbles sharply after Microsoft withdraws its $46 billion offer.
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Yahoo Inc. shares fell 19% early Monday after Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $46 billion bid to purchase the tarnished Internet portal.
The sell-off comes two days after Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said the two companies were unable to reach an agreement.
Microsoft announced a bid in late January to purchase the company in a nearly $45 billion offer. Yahoo demanded a higher price, saying the company was
"severely valued." The three-month saga ended Saturday with Yahoo refusing Microsoft's offer that increased the original offer to $33 a share from $31.
Yahoo shares traded at $23.14 by 9:30 am EST, off 18.4% from the Feb. 1 announcement of Microsoft's offer.
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