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STOCKS ON THE MOVE



* Airport investment fund Macquarie Airports (ASX: MAP.ax) , jumped as much as 6 percent to a record A$4.06, adding to Wednesday's 2.7 percent gain, on news the Australian government has cleared an $8.7 billion bid for Qantas Airways Ltd. (ASX: QAN.ax) by a consortium led by Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL.ax) [ID:nSYD236065].



"It makes Macquarie Airports, under the control of Macquarie Bank, the major airport infrastructure associated with the private equity consortium that is going to manage Qantas," said Jamie Spiteri, senior dealer at Shaw Stockbroking.



It last traded up 4.7 percent at A$4.01