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Twitter surges more than 21% amid potential sale report

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Twitter shares surged more than 21 percent Friday after sources told CNBC the social media company may be moving closer to selling itself.

According to sources, potential suitors include Google and Salesforce.com, among other tech companies.

More than 191 million shares were traded on Friday, Twitter's highest volume day ever. It was also the stock's best daily performance since its IPO in 2013, when it gained 72.69 percent.

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--CNBC's Gina Francolla contributed to this report.