"On the FTSE 250, Bradford & Bingley, the other bank touted as a likely takeover target for Lloyds, rose 6.2 per cent, despite some analysts' questions about its suitability. Unlike A&L, B&B is very much involved in the buy-to-let market. Lloyds has been more wary of buy-to-let and, therefore, the reasoning went, would fit better with A&L."
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