Belgium: InBev shares jump on merger speculation

Brewer Inbev jumped 2.88 eur or 4.82 pct to 62.61 after gaining more than 5 pct in earlier trade on rumours of fresh merger talks with its US peer, Anheuser-Busch, according to Thomson Financial, May 31.

"That (rumour) is what we have seen," a trader said:

The rumours of a merger started circulating in mid-February.

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