UPDATE: Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding to Complete Huajie Purchase by Month-End; Up 28%, Earlier Went Near Yr Highs

By Midnight Trader,  September 24, 2012, 02:38:47 PM EDT

Shares of China's Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding ( LPH ) have jumped 28% to $1.55 in afternoon trading after reaching as high as $1.65 in earlier trading. They are getting closer to year highs

The company said it will complete the purchase of the assets of Huajie Petroleum Co., a fuel storage depot in northern Shanxi Province, by the end of this month. LPH will acquire the assets of Huajie for a total purchase price of approximately $110.6 million.

LPH trades within a 52-week range of $0.82 - $1.83.




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This article appears in: Investing, Commodities

Referenced Stocks: LPH



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