FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL) stock is burning brighter Wednesday after the Company announced a $10 million licensing deal with Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM).
A SEC filing on Tuesday showed the company granted ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company the ability to use FuelCell’s patents, data and equipment design through a material definitive agreement.
Investors cheered the new partnership, sending the Danbury, Connecticut company’s stock 27.5% higher to close at $0.51. Shares of Exxon fell by 1.1% to $74.04.
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FuelCell designs, installs, and operates fuel cell power plants for power generation.
During the Wednesday session, trading was temporarily halted.
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