Capgemini declines comment on Atos bid "rumours"
PARIS: French IT services group Capgemini declined to comment on Friday on a report it had hired bankers to prepare a possible bid for smaller domestic rival Atos Origin .
"These are rumours so we have no comment to make," a Capgemini spokeswoman said.
Atos shares rose sharply at the start of trade on Friday on the report, but quickly gave up most of their gains.
At 0717 GMT, Atos shares were 0.2 percent higher at 45.10 euros, while Cap Gem's shares were 0.7 percent lower at 52.57 euros.
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