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September 3, 2013 10:29 pm GMT

Microsoft's Nokia Purchase Torches $16.6 Billion In Market Cap, Almost As Much As Ballmer's Exit Added

2013-09-03_10h46_31On the news that Microsoft will purchase substantial assets from Nokia, including its handset business and intellectual property, company investors have discarded the stock, sending it down 6 percent in regular trading.At current trade, that decline represents $16.6 billion in market capitalization, a stunning repudiation of the plan by investors. To put the decline in perspective, when current CEO Steve Ballmer announced that he will relinquish his role at Microsoft, the company picked up $18 billion in value.

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