BRUSSELS Belgium : statement said. Petrofina's stock stood at 14250 france dlrs 407.9 Friday before it was suspended for Monday's trading. The deal put the value at 19.482 francs dlrs 557.7 a jump in value of over a quarter. Petrofina stock has been gaining ground in recent days on rumors that the company was in talks with France's Elf Aquitaine SA Total SA and Italy's ENI SpA. Petrofina which employs some 15000 people worldwide is one of Belgium's biggest industrial companies. It has myriad interests in other enterprises including energy company Electrabel utilities company Tractebel SA holding companies Companie National a Portefeuille Sidro Sofina SA Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA and Electrafina SA. UR; rac APW19981201.0140.txt.body.html APW19981201.0874.txt.body.html