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BUZZ-Actelion: hits all time high on Shire bid spec

** Actelion (Xetra: 936767 - news) hits an all-time high of 141.40 francs per share on reports Shire (Xetra: S7E.DE - news) to bid for co

** 160 francs per share offer cited by Sunday Times, a premium to Friday's closing price of 132 francs

** Second top riser on Stoxx 600 and among most traded by average 30-day volumes

** Best day for stock since June 2014

** Shire trades down 2.3 pct in reasonable volume - third most traded by average volumes on FTSE 100

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)