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BP shares rise, traders cite talk of bid from Shell

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    LONDON (Reuters) - Shares of UK energy major BP rose more than 3 percent Tuesday afternoon, with several traders citing market talk of a takeover bid from rival Royal Dutch Shell .

    Royal Dutch Shell declined to comment, while BP (BP..LO)was unavailable for comment.

    "BP shares have rallied on the back of enthusiastic buying on talk of Shell's interest in the company," said Chris Beauchamp, analyst at IG. "But it seems difficult to believe that Shell would make such a big acquisition at this difficult time for the oil market."

    (Reporting by Alasdair Pal, Atul Prakash, Tricia Wright, Ron Bousso and Dmitry Zhdannikov in London; Editing by Alistair Smout)

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