Value Stocks

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- European commodity stocks rose, led by Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total SA and BHP Billiton Ltd., after the price of oil and metals gained. Benchmarks in the region were little changed.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks rose, as crude oil prices climbed and Xstrata Plc offered $4 billion in cash for LionOre Mining International Ltd., raising speculation there will be more takeovers among metals companies.