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"Alliance & Leicester was, however, the worst of the lot. Speculation that Lloyds (or, according to some less convincing chatter, Standard Chartered) was mulling a possible bid had earned some dividends for the embattled bank, which claimed the top spot on the FTSE 100 at the start of the week. As the speculation dissipated, A&L's share price slumped by almost 5 per cent to 565p."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-drax-powered-up-by-centrica-bid-rumours-789372.html