LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Shares in German home improvement retailer Praktiker gained as much as 3.4 percent on Tuesday, with traders citing market talk of interest from U.S. Home Depot.
Praktiker declined to comment on market rumours.
Praktiker shares were up 1.6 percent at 1051 GMT.
More than 370,000 Praktiker shares had changed hands, against a 90-day daily average of 530,000.
(Additional reporting by Frank Siebelt in Frankfurt)
(Reporting by Atul Prakash, Joanne Frearson and Dominic Lau) Keywords: PRAKTIKER SHARES/ (dominic.lau@reuters.com; +44 20 7542 5440; Reuters Messaging: dominic.lau.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Praktiker declined to comment on market rumours.
Praktiker shares were up 1.6 percent at 1051 GMT.
More than 370,000 Praktiker shares had changed hands, against a 90-day daily average of 530,000.
(Additional reporting by Frank Siebelt in Frankfurt)
(Reporting by Atul Prakash, Joanne Frearson and Dominic Lau) Keywords: PRAKTIKER SHARES/ (dominic.lau@reuters.com; +44 20 7542 5440; Reuters Messaging: dominic.lau.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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