Kellwood to Shareholders: Hold On

Kellwood Co.'s shares rose 10 percent Tuesday to close at $18.12 on the New York Stock Exchange after Sun Capital Securities Group LLC repeated for the third time its bid of $21 a share for the St. Louis-based vendor.

But the interest in Kellwood's shares following the unsolicited offer doesn't bode well for the company, which urged its shareholders to hold off taking any action until its board reviews the bid and "make[s] a recommendation to shareholders in due course," according to a statement by Kellwood Tuesday morning.