Samsung, the Korean electronics company is on the rise, reportedly plans to expand its business with the acquisition of Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer. The news to drive up the price of Nokia shares on Friday.

Swedish newspaper Dagens reported that the Samsung bid for shares of Nokia at 4 dollars per sheet with a total value of 18.7 billion dollars or about Rp 172 trillion.

The number is estimated as "lightly offers" from Samsung is being flooded with smartphones Galaxy SIII order to reach 9 million units last month, not including orders from the United States and Canada.

In trading on Friday (08.06.2012), Nokia shares closed higher by 0.19 points, or about 6.71 percent to 3.02 dollars per share.

Nokia's market capitalization is currently at 11 billion U.S. dollars, down considerably from 24 billion dollars a year ago when a Finnish company was rumored to be purchased by Samsung for the first time. Nokia's stock price declined by 40 percent in three months.

Samsung possibility measures is questionable by some. "The advantage gained anything from a portfolio of patents Samsung and Nokia production facility does not seem worth the complexity of the integration of both companies," said Ovum analyst Nick Dillion, as quoted from PhoneArena.

Some analysts believe that Nokia is better than the Samsung was bought by Microsoft for mobile phone manufacturers are using a Microsoft-made operating system in its products. By buying a Nokia, Microsoft could follow Apple and Google are producing hardware for the mobile platform of its own.