American International Group Soars 9% On Chairman's Comments (AIG)

Shares of American International Group, Inc. AIG are trading up 9% at $52.90 per share during the Tuesday afternoon trading session. The stock climbed higher after the company's chairman made positive comments on Bloomberg Television regarding his company being able to become independent of the US government. The day's trading range for shares of American International Group, Inc has been between $48.41 and $52.90 per share. Analysts covering American International Group, Inc. (AIG) stock give it a consensus price target of $30.67 per share. Trading volume for American International Group, Inc has been heavy, with 15.3 million shares having been traded today, already more than triple the daily average volume of 4.5 million shares. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.