Activision Stock Sinks as UK Regulator Blocks Microsoft Purchase of Videogame Maker

A competition regulator in the U.K. blocked

Microsoft’s


(MSFT) acquisition of

Activision Blizzard


(ATVI) over concerns the deal would limit competition in cloud gaming.

Shares of Activision tumbled 11% to $77.55 in premarket trading Wednesday.

Microsoft


stock was rising 8.3% to $298.17 following strong quarterly earnings Tuesday from the software giant.

Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/microsoft-activision-acquisition-blocked-64c2b136?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo