By Stephen Nakrosis 
 

Shares of Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) are rapidly rising late in Tuesday's trading session following the news that the company and Apple Inc. (AAPL) have agreed to drop all litigation.

At 3:09 p.m. ET, Qualcomm shares were up 17.53% to $67.26. Shares jumped after the Apple news broke.

In a press release, Apple and Qualcomm said they reached six-year license agreement, effective from April 1, and added the settlement includes a payment from Apple to Qualcomm.

 

-Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 16, 2019 15:26 ET (19:26 GMT)

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