EasyJet shares jump after report of potential takeover bid

Investors including MSC consider offer, with options ranging from majority stake to full control, report says

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Shares in easyJet jumped after reports that the Swiss-headquartered shipping company MSC was considering a takeover of Europe’s second-largest budget airline.

The shares shot up 12% after a report from Corriere Della Sera, an Italian publication, which cited three unnamed sources familiar with the matter, their biggest bump in three years.