Nokia stock up over 35% and rising following the announcement of
a purchase by Microsoft  Nokia Stock (Screenshot of Markets &
Me)  The dust is still settling on the huge news that Microsoft
has begun proceedings to purchase Nokia's devices and services
business for €5.44 billion. Whilst it's still far too early to
know how this will affect consumers, developers and other OEMs
in the Windows Phone space one thing we can see for sure is how
the stock market is reacting.  Nokia stock as of 10 AM ET,
09/03/13  Nokia is up a huge 37% at the time of writing
(although this was closer to 45% no more than an hour ago) and
it's anyone's guess as to exactly where the valuation will fall
by the close of trading today. Suffice to say though that if
you're a Nokia shareholder this morning you're already quite a
bit better off than when you went to sleep yesterday.  Is this
reaction due to the prospects of the pay-out if and when the
sale completes? Are shareholders instead keen to see Nokia's
business streamline to some o