Shares in AIA jumped again, rising more than 3% after a report said it may buy the Asian operations of ING Group

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Shares in AIA jumped again, rising more than 3% after a report said it may buy the Asian operations of ING Group

Antony Dickson

The AIA Tower in Hong Kong. Shares in insurance giant AIA jumped again Thursday, rising more than three percent after a report this week said it may buy the Asian insurance operations of Dutch financial services firm ING Group.