date:Aug 28, 2014
ere was a large increase in stock and options volume, suggesting that traders were bracing for bad news.
Trading volume for Hillshire totaled 8.07 million shares, compared with the 50-day average of 2.54 million; of the total, trading volume, almost 5.5 million came several minutes before and after the DOJ's release, according to Reuters data.
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson is a massive seller of chicken, beef and pork while Chicago's Hillshire sells packaged meat brands such as Jimmy Dean,