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Taiwan's Hon Hai seals Sharp takeover for $3.5 bln

Taiwan's tech giant Hon Hai said March 30 it had finally sealed a takeover of Japanese electronics maker Sharp in a "historic" deal worth 389 billion yen ($3.5 billion).

It is the first foreign acquisition of a major Japanese electronics firm and comes after weeks of delays, with Hon Hai buying a 66 percent controlling stake.

Japanese Stock Exchange marked by slight drop

Japanese stocks were showing a downwards trend on Monday since weak employment rates in the US limited risk-taking initiatives.

 

SHARP’s stock, however, marked an increase of 6.1% after information which pointed to the possibility that the corporation’s LCD unit might be separated from the main corporate body.