U.K. Benchmark Index Falls, Paced by Lonmin, BHP Billiton; Barclays Gains

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks fell for the first time
in three days, led by Lonmin Plc after the mining company said it
will delay the sale of as much as 90,000 ounces of platinum. BHP
Billiton Plc and Xstrata Plc slid as copper retreated.

Barclays Plc paced advancing shares 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.


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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.


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European Stocks Advance, Led by ABN Amro, Barclays, RBS, BT Group

(Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose for a third day,
led by ABN Amro Holding NV after Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
sweetened its 71.1 billion-euro ($98.1 billion) offer for the
Dutch lender, seeking to trump Barclays Plc.

Barclays also climbed. BT Group Plc advanced after Merrill
Lynch & Co. upgraded the stock.


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U.K. Stocks Rebound, Paced by Shares of Northern Rock, Shell; Segro Drops

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks advanced, paced by
Northern Rock Plc after Goldman, Sachs & Co. recommended
investors buy the shares.

Royal Dutch Shell Plc climbed with the price of oil while BT
Group Plc rose after the phone company said analysts are too
pessimistic about sales growth.


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BT Group Returns to Bond Market After 6 Years With 1.5 Billion-Pound Sale

(Bloomberg) -- BT Group Plc, the U.K.'s largest
phone company, sold the equivalent of 1.56 billion pounds ($3.07
billion) of bonds in pounds and euros, according to a banker
managing the sale who declined to be named.

The sale by London-based BT was in three parts and is the
company's first debt issue in more than six years, according to
data compiled by Bloomberg.


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