Monday, July 16, 2007

U.K.'s FTSE 100 Gains for Third Day; Barclays, Vodafone Rise, Lonmin Falls

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks rose for a third day, led
by Barclays Plc after Royal Bank of Scotland Plc sweetened its
71.1 billion-euro ($98.1 billion) offer for ABN Amro Holding NV.

GlaxoSmithKline Plc and BT Group Plc advanced after brokerages
raised their recommendation for the companies' shares. Vodafone
Group Plc climbed on speculation the company is the front-runner to
become Apple's Inc's regional partner for the iPhone.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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