HTC shares soar on Google deal approval; hopes of VR development

Shares of Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp. moved sharply higher to outperform the broader market Monday after the Investment Commission issued a green light last week to a deal for the company to dispose of part of its smartphone assets to U.S. tech giant Google Inc., dealers said.

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