Mercer International is trading 8.9% down at $0.13 as investors weigh a report that it is preparing for a possible Chapter 11 filing; the report said no final decision had been made. - No new company announcement for October 26 was identified. The decline ran against supplied broader-market gains, and reporting does not establish a new catalyst or definitively attribute the move to the report. - Mercer has used a grace period on an approximately $25.8 million interest payment and is in recapitalization talks with bondholders.