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BlackBerry shares surge on huge order for new devices Mar 13th 2013, 20:04 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Apple's iPad to fall behind Android as tablet war grows Tue, Mar 12 2013 BlackBerry shares rally on AT&T launch, takeover hopes Mon, Mar 11 2013 Dow ends at record again, S&P posts seventh straight gain Mon, Mar 11 2013 Apple signals emerging-market rethink with India push Mon, Feb 25 2013 Related Topics Tech » Hot Stocks » Asian Markets » People view the new Blackberry Z10 device at a Rogers store in Toronto February 5, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Mark Blinch TORONTO | Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:04pm EDT TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry shares surged on Wednesday after the smartphone maker said one of its established partners has placed an order for 1 million BlackBerry 10 smartphones, with shipments starting immediately. The Waterloo, Ontario-based company said this order marks the largest ever single purchase order in BlackBerry's history, indicating strong demand for its Z10 smartphones powered by its new BlackBerry 10 operating system. The company's Nasdaq-listed shares jumped 8 percent to $15.62 in afternoon trading, while its Toronto-listed stock rose 8.3 percent to C$16.06. (Reporting by Euan Rocha; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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