Monday, 30 July 2007

European Mining Stocks Advance, Led by BHP Billiton; Postbank Slides

(Bloomberg) -- European mining stocks rose, led by
BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group, as metal prices advanced.

Imperial Chemical Industries Plc jumped the most in more
than a month after it rejected a sweetened bid from Dutch rival
Akzo Nobel NV. Linde AG, the world's largest maker of industrial
gases, gained after reporting earnings that topped analysts'
estimates. Deutsche Postbank AG led banks lower after Germany's
biggest consumer bank by clients posted second-quarter profit
that missed analysts' estimates.


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