"Xstrata was one of the few gainers, up 68p at £39.21 on hope that a takeover by Vale can be rescued. Bosses of Vale, Xstrata and its main shareholder, Glencore, were believed to be meeting in Brazil for the first time since talks stalled two weeks ago in a last-ditch attempt to thrash out an agreement."
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