喜达屋酒店及度假村集团(Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide)的股价周二飙升逾9%，原因是有报道称，至少有3家中国公司有意收购这家酒店运营商。
Shares in Starwood Hotels & Resorts jumped more than 9 per cent on Tuesday after a reports said at least three Chinese companies are circling the US hotel operator.
在纽约市场的午后交易中，喜达屋股价借此消息上涨6.22美元，至74.98美元，这让该公司市值达到126亿美元。
Starwood shares rose $6.22 to $74.98 in afternoon trading in New York on the news, giving the company a market value of $12.6bn.
《华尔街日报》(Wall Street Journal)报道称，上海锦江国际集团(Jin Jiang International Hotels)、中国海航集团(HNA Group)以及主权财富基金中国投资公司(China Investment Corp)全都向中国政府提交了竞购喜达屋的文件。海航集团是海南航空(Hainan Airlines)的母公司。
According to the Wall Street Journal, Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels, along with HNA Group, parent of Hainan Airlines. and sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp., have each submitted a proposal to the Chinese government about making a bid.
喜达屋旗下运营着威斯汀(Westin)、W Hotels和瑞吉(St Regis)等品牌，在世界各地拥有逾1200家酒店。
Starwood, which operates brands like Westin, W Hotels and St. Regis, has more than 1,200 properties worldwide.
该公司今年早些时候表示，已向Lazard咨询以探索“全方位的战略和金融选择”，引发外界对其可能出售资产的猜测。
The company said earlier this year that it had brought in Lazard to explore a "full range of strategic and financial alternatives", sparking speculation about a possible sale.