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Sears Holdings Corp. climbed as much as 15 percent in early trading after announcing plans to sell its Kenmore appliances on Amazon.com, a reassuring sign for a retailer that’s been rattled by e-commerce upheaval.
Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) gained 0.24% to $1,026.87 on Wednesday.
In addition to offering the Kenmore lineup on Amazon’s site, Sears will integrate its smart appliances with Alexa — the tech giant’s speech-activated assistant. That means the company’s air conditioners and other devices will respond to voice commands. Terms of the agreement weren’t revealed.
The stock settled at $1,026.87 per share, after floating in a range of $1,022.50to $1,031.59. The stock moved on low volume, traded at a volume of 2.96 million shares, as compared to its average daily volume of 4.08 million shares. The market capitalization billion for the company is reported at $497.82B.
“The launch of Kenmore products on Amazon.com will significantly expand the distribution and availability of the Kenmore brand in the U.S.,” Sears Chief Executive Officer Eddie Lampert said in a statement. (Source: Bloomberg)
BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP) opened at $39.54. It reached an intraday trading high of $39.87 and closed at $39.81. The stock price inclined 0.38 points or 0.96% at the market. The total volume traded for the day is 2.23 million, as compared to its average daily volume of 3.03 million shares. The current EPS for the company has been recorded at $0.93 and the beta value recorded by the company stands at 1.09 points.