• Shares of The Boeing Company BA declined 3.6% following reports from the Chinese state media that a 737-800, not the 737 Max, passenger plane crashed with 132 passengers on board.

• Anaplan, Inc.’s PLAN shares surged 27.7% on reports that the company reached a deal with private-equity firm Thoma Bravo LP to be bought for $10.7 billion, or $66 per share in cash.

• Shares of Nielsen Holdings plc NLSN declined 6.9% after the company rejected a $9.13 billion acquisition bid from a private equity consortium, valued at $25.40 per share.

• Alleghany Corporation’s Y shares soared 24.8% after Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) said that it would buy the insurance company for $11.6 billion in an all-cash deal, or $848.02 per share.

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