BUZZ — LSEG slips after confirming possible bid for Octus

(Updates) * Shares of London Stock Exchange Group fall 3.5% to 8,456p * Stock is the top loser on the FTSE 100 index * LSEG confirms Reuters report that it is in talks with private equity firm Permira for the purchase of financial data provider Octus for about $3.5 billion * NY-headquartered Octus provides information on credit markets, with a focus on companies in financial distress, for banks and investors * Including session's losses, LSEG stock down ~4% YTD * Reuters provides news to LSEG's Workspace news and data platform, and other products (Reporting by Atharva Singh in Bengaluru) ((mailto:Atharva.singh@thomsonreuters.com)