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Naspers buys US e-commerce firm

Sep 20 2010 10:48 Reuters

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Naspers Ltd -n- [JSE : NPN]

Last traded R457.28
Change R7.08
% Change 1.57%
Cumulative volume 1.18m
Market cap R188.27bn

Last Updated: 25/05/2012 at 19:32. Prices are delayed by 15 minutes. Source: McGregor BFA

 

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Johannesburg - Shares of Naspers [JSE:NPN] rose 2% to R313.90 after Africa's largest media company bought a controlling stake in US e-commerce company Multiply Inc.

Florida-based Multiply operates Multiply.com, a shopping site that is also a social network. The terms of the deal are not disclosed.

By focusing on emerging markets and e-commerce, Naspers has been able to report consistent revenue growth even as much of the media industry flounders.

Naspers owns 30% of Tencent Holdings, China's biggest Internet firm, and has said it is looking to acquire more e-commerce companies.

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