Shares of M & F Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:MFW) were gapping up Monday morning with an open price 19.5% higher than Friday's closing price. The stock closed at $20.37 yesterday and opened today's trading at $24.35.

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Shares of M & F Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:MFW) have taken a tremendous swing upward. The stock is trading at $24.07 as of 9:31 a.m. ET, 41.9% above Friday's closing price of $16.96. Volume is at 50,139, 0.9 times the daily average of 57,400.

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