THOMSON FINANCIAL NEWS TOP STORIES Europe 1105 BST.

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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Here are the top stories on Thomson Financial News ABN Amro grants due diligence to RBS consortium AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) - ABN Amro Holding NV said it granted due diligence to the consortium of Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander and Fortis which is competing with Barclays to buy the Dutch lender. ABN Amro said its boards "have agreed to provide ... the same information that was previously shared with Barclays PLC," subject to confidentiality agreements. Eiffage has backing of Elliott Associates in battle with Sacyr - report PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Elliott Associates, a minority shareholder in motorway operator APRR, has unexpectedly backed Eiffage in its battle with Sacyr Vallehermoso, by asserting that the Spanish …