Malaysia: AirAsia shares gain 8% after report it may be taken private

Malaysia: AirAsia shares gain 8% after report it may be taken private

A girl pushes the door of an AirAisia ticketing office at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, July 8, 2015. REUTERS/Beawiharta

Shares of AirAsia Bhd rose to their highest in nearly two weeks after Reuters reported that the founders of Asia’s largest budget airline are sounding out investors to take the company private.

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