BNP talk lifts SocGen as France warns predators
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PARIS/LONDON  - France warned foreign banks on Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale, as speculation of a takeover approach by rival BNP Paribas drove its shares more than 10 percent higher.
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A senior adviser to French President Nicolas Sarkozy said France remained opposed to any hostile bid for Societe Generale , the French bank hit by a trading scandal.
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European equities were higher on Friday, led by French power supplier EDF after a court criticised government energy tariff controls.
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BNP Paribas confirmed on Thursday that it was studying a possible bid for Societe Generale, as its fellow French bank reeled from rogue trading losses and France warned off would-be foreign bidders.
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BNP Paribas, the French bank, said on Thursday that it would reopen three funds next week that it had frozen in a step that accelerated a slide in financial stocks.
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BNP Paribas , France's biggest listed bank, said on Wednesday it expected fourth quarter profits to be lower than last year as rumors swirled that it may pounce on weakened rival Societe Generale .
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French bank BNP Paribas revealed on Thursday it was stalking crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for warning it would ward off hostile bids.
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Directors at scandal-hit Societe Generale begin talks to decide the fate of the bank's head, Daniel Bouton.
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France's finance ministry calls for tighter banking controls after the Societe Generale trading scandal.
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Societe Generale faces growing  embarrassment after it emerged the French bank was warned last  year about the suspect activities of Jerome Kerviel and its key  fraud accusation against the 31-year-old trader collapsed.
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European equities were a higher on Wednesday as bank stocks were moved by merger talk, while the broader market took the lead from Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high.
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French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Societe Generale followed market rules when it unwound unauthorized transactions by a rogue trader in a move that cost the bank billions, but urged tighter controls on banks in France.
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European equity markets were a little higher on Friday as energy stocks rose, offsetting losses for banks, while bid talk helped enliven the session.
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Societe Generale on Monday unveiled its bid to raise 5.5 billion euros to plug a hole left by a rogue trader scandal that dented confidence in the French bank and left it exposed to takeover bids.
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Shares in British bank Barclays PLC pushed higher Monday on media reports that it has held merger talks with U.S. banking giant Wells Fargo &amp; Co.
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France appeared on a collision course with the European Union on Thursday after Brussels warned Paris not to interfere with any foreign bids for Societe Generale in the wake of its rogue trading losses.
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French bank BNP Paribas is "thinking" about a possible takeover of its crisis-hit rival Societe Generale, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.