Northgate Minerals Shares Jump In Pre-Market On Acquisition News

AuRico Gold Inc AUQ agreed to acquire Canadian gold miner Northgate Minerals Corp NXG. AuRico is offering 0.365 of a share for each Northgate share. AUQ shares dropped 4.53% to $13.29 in pre-market trading, while NXG shares jumped 43.17% to $4.51 in pre-market trading.