Commerzbank shares up on Citibank bid talk: traders
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Commerzbank , which has been persistently cited as a possible takeover target, jumped 2.2 percent to 37.8 euros, its highest in nearly seven years on market talk Citigroup  was likely to bid about 45 euros for the bank.
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Stocks ended higher on Monday,  lifted  by a flurry of deals, such as Citigroup Inc.'s C.N plans to  sell its Travelers insurance unit, and relief that elections in  Iraq proceeded with less bloodshed than expected.
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Shares in Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata   climbed as much as 3.2 percent on Wednesday, as traders  cited persistent market talk of a bid from Brazilian mining  giant Vale (VALE5.SA).
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Shares in Swiss chemical groups Clariant  and Ciba  rose strongly in morning trade after the head of U.S. peer Huntsman Corp  expressed interest in buying the groups.
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Shares in sportswear firm Umbro rise 28% after it received a bid approach from an unidentified suitor.
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Shares of DaimlerChrysler climbed yesterday after media reports that General Motors was in talks to buy the German firm's Chrysler division.
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The surprise nomination of Citigroup Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer as Bank of Israel chief raised hopes of more inward investment and pushed markets higher on Monday, despite doubts over choosing an outsider.
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Shares of Macy's Inc.  rose more than 12 percent on Wednesday after an unconfirmed report that private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. was considering a bid for the department store chain.
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The surprise nomination of Citigroup  Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer as Bank of Israel chief raised  hopes of more inward investment and pushed markets higher on  Monday, despite doubts over choosing an outsider.
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Citigroup raised its offer for Nikko Cordial Corp.  by 26 percent to $13.4 billion on Tuesday after a decision by the Tokyo Stock Exchange not to revoke the brokerage's listing sharply boosted its value.
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Shares in Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial jump by 6% after US banking giant Citigroup raises its takeover offer.
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The German and French financial watchdogs said on Thursday they were looking into recent trading by U.S. financial services group Citigroup (C.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) in European government bond and ...
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Citigroup  flagged its interest in  buying a bank in Germany on Tuesday but played down recent talk  that it was about to swoop on Commerzbank .
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Shares in logistics service provider Christian Salvesen jump 28% after it says it has received a bid approach.
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Germany's financial watchdog said on Thursday it was looking into recent trading by U.S. financial services group Citigroup (C.N) in European government bond and derivative markets, but had not started a formal probe.
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Shares in British insurer Resolution  climbed more than 3 percent in early trade on Monday on hopes of a 5 billion pound ($10.2 billion) bid from rival Standard Life , backed by Swiss Re .
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Credit Suisse shares rose on Tuesday amid hopes Switzerland's second-largest financial group will step up the pace of restructuring, prompted by a report that it is seeking buyers for its Winterthur insurance ...