Prudential indicates plenty of interest in Egg

UK Insurance giant Prudential, which owns 79% of internet bank Egg, has said it has several potential buyers after putting the bank up for sale two weeks ago.

Although profits at Egg's British business were £20m (€28m) in the quarter end to September, the French unit remains loss-making with a £70m (€101m) loss in the first nine months of 2003.