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| Shares of Blackberry moved higher Wednesday after it announced an order for one million of its new smartphones. (Andrew Winning/Reuters) |
Shares of BlackBerry rose more than eight per cent on Wednesday after
the company announced it has sold one million of its new smartphones to
a mystery buyer.
The Waterloo, Ont.-based company said an "established partner" made
the purchase, though it cited confidentiality reasons for not revealing
the identity.
Shares moved ahead $1.21 to close at $16.04 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
It's the first time the smartphone maker has revealed sales data for its new devices.
Chief executive Thorsten Heins has said the new BlackBerry Z10
touchscreen phone is selling better than the company expected, while
Canadian carrier Bell said last month that preorders broke its previous
records for BlackBerry presales.
Meanwhile, the U.S. rollout of the device continues, with Verizon
Wireless announcing that it will begin stocking the BlackBerry Z10 on
March 28, with preorders starting on Thursday.
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