Scotsman.com Business - FTSE rebounds as bid talk lifts BOC and Vodafone stages recovery

Scotsman.com Business - FTSE rebounds as bid talk lifts BOC and Vodafone stages recovery: "Bid speculation, one factor behind the FTSE's successive 41/2 year highs this year, sent BOC to record highs on talk German rival Linde was primed to revise its offer price for the company at a level between 1,630p and 1,640p a share."