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BHP Billiton shares hit record 4:22am BST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Shares in miner BHP Billiton rose 6 percent to a record high on Wednesday, with dealers citing talk that a Chinese entity, possibly aluminium group Chinalco, was looking to buy a stake.  Full Article

 
BHP Billiton shares up 5 pct; China stake talk cited 3:05am BST 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Shares in miner BHP Billiton Ltd rose over 5 percent on Wednesday, with dealers citing talk that a Chinese entity was looking to buy a stake.  Full Article 

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E-Land in talk to sell stores to Tesco South Korea unit 2:20am BST 

SEOUL (Reuters) - Unlisted South Korean retailer E-Land said on Wednesday it was in talks to sell 35 discount stores to Tesco's South Korean unit, sending shares of rivals sharply lower.  Full Article 

Symb Last Change Chg %
RIO.L 6,645.00 +236.00 +3.68
VED.L 2,423.00 +73.00 +3.11
ENRC.L 1,377.00 +41.00 +3.07
Data as of Wed May 14, 2008 4:42am BST.
Symb Last Change Chg %
ALLL.L 458.75 -51.75 -10.14
GFS.L 225.00 -15.00 -6.25
HBOS.L 485.00 -20.50 -4.06
Data as of Wed May 14, 2008 4:42am BST.
Symbol Bid Ask
BRENT CRUDE $124.77 $124.81
MINI GOLD $866.20 $866.80
MINI SILVER $16.70 $16.71