WATERLOO (dpa-AFX) - Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY.PK) is considering making a bid for the Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. (BBRY, BB.TO), the Wall Street Journal has reported. Lenovo has signed a non-disclosure deal with BlackBerry, the report added.
BlackBerry's stock closed today's trading up 0.86 percent at $8.20 on the Nasdaq.
Last month, a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. offered to acquire the troubled smartphone maker for a cash-consideration of approximately $4.7 billion or $9 per share.
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