(Sharecast News) - AkzoNobel shares tumbled on Wednesday after Japan's Nippon Paint Holdings and America's The Sherwin-Williams Company ended their pursuit of the Dulux maker.

The companies said in a brief statement: "Nippon Paint Group and Sherwin-Williams today announced that they have decided to end their efforts to jointly acquire...

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