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Opening Glance: Pharmaceutical shares open lower



By AP
09 May 2008 @ 10:07 am EST

NEW YORK - Shares of large pharmaceutical companies opened lower Friday as the broader market tumbled over wider-than-expected losses at insurer American International Group Inc. and a spike in oil prices.

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AIG 30.1 1.96
MRK 31.77 0.44
BMY 21.89 0.21
PFE 19.07 0.72
WYE 45.55 0.87

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How some key drug makers performed Friday:

Wyeth, down 65 cents to $43.74.

Merck & Co., down 41 cents to $38.68

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., down 79 cents to $22.

Schering-Plough, down 26 cents to $18.45.

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