Gold Fields Ltd. on Wednesday said it has not been approached by any party wishing to make a bid for the company, following a runup in shares on rumors due to a media report.

Shares added 73 cents, or 3.8 percent, to $20.01 in midday trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock has traded between $15.85 and $26.94 in the past 52 weeks and is down about 11 percent in the same period.