Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,335.30	-19.12	-0.12%
S&P 500	1,666.29	-1.18	-0.07%
Nasdaq	3,496.43	-2.53	-0.07%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,335.30

-19.12

-0.12%

S&P 500

1,666.29

-1.18

-0.07%

Nasdaq

3,496.43

-2.53

-0.07%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,824.50	+6.51	0.23%
FTSE 100	6,755.63	+32.57	0.48%
DAX	8,455.83	+57.83	0.69%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,824.50

+6.51

0.23%

FTSE 100

6,755.63

+32.57

0.48%

DAX

8,455.83

+57.83

0.69%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,360.80	+222.69	1.47%
Hang Seng	23,493.00	+410.35	1.78%
S&P/ASX 200	5,209.04	+28.26	0.55%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,360.80

+222.69

1.47%

Hang Seng

23,493.00

+410.35

1.78%

S&P/ASX 200

5,209.04

+28.26

0.55%

Melrose in $2 Billion Bid Talks for Elster Group, Telegraph Says

By Abigail Moses - 2012-06-17T13:50:37Z

Melrose Plc (MRO) has been talking to Elster Group for three weeks about making a possible bid of more than $2 billion, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.

It’s unknown if talks are continuing, the newspaper said. Melrose is willing to offer as much as $20.50 a share while Elster wants an offer of $22, according to the report.

Ann-Marie Wilkinson, a spokeswoman for Melrose, declined to comment when contacted by Bloomberg News today.

To contact the reporter on this story: Abigail Moses in London at amoses5@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Paul Armstrong at parmstrong10@bloomberg.net

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