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Talisman Energy Inc.

03:59 PM EST - Talisman Energy Inc. : shares jumped almost 4 percent in brisk volume on Thursday amid the latest in a recent flurry of takeover and restructuring speculation, analysts and investors said. Menno Hulshof, an analyst with Blackmont Capital in Calgary, said takeover speculation was driving Talisman shares, but could not say where the rumors originated or the name of a rumored suitor. Talisman Energy Inc. shares T.TLM are trading up 84 cents at $21.94.