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Huntsman shares surge 10% on sale speculation

6/14/12 3:34 PM ET (MarketWatch)

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Huntsman Corp. surged Thursday following a Reuters report that the comapny was being shopped to private equity firms for a possible sale. Shares of Huntsman jumped 10% to $13.04 in recent activity. Reuters reported Thursday that Bank of America Merrill Lynch has reached out to KKR & Co. , Bain Capital, Advent International, and Warburg Pincus to gauge interest in the chemical company.