Ivanhoe Australia Ltd. (IVA AU): The copper and gold mining company is mulling a bid for the rest of Exco Resources Ltd. it doesn't own ahead of the company's planned meeting to vote on the sale of its Cloncurry copper project to Xstrata Plc, the Australian Financial Review reported in its Street Talk column, citing unidentified sources it said were close to the two companies. Ivanhoe's shares rose 0.3 percent to A$3.08.
