Pilkington (PILK.LN) +4.3% at 134.5p. Traders cite bid speculation, "but I've been in the City 20 years, and it feels like not a year has gone by without masses of takeout rumors cropping on this particular stock," says one.
Notes Nippon Sheet Glass (5202.TO) cited as likely bidder; Nippon Sheet Glass not immediately available to comment.