Bloomberg.com: Germany

Bloomberg.com: Germany: "Linde AG (LIN GY), which plans to take of U.K. rival BOC Group Plc, rose 33 cents, or 0.5 percent to 68.31 euros, after Handelsblatt reported that Komatsu Forklift Co. Ltd. and Toyota Industries Corp. have ruled out bidding for Linde AG's forklift- truck unit, increasing the chances it will be sold to financial investors. The newspaper cited unidentified company spokespeople and bankers.

Linde is ``looking at all options for the unit,'' Linde spokesman Uwe Wolfinger said, declining to comment on the report."