keywords: xstrata shares 3bn wmc 12bn
text: Xstrata to go hostile in 3bn bid for Australian rival WMC XSTRATA saw its shares fall 1.4 per cent yesterday after the London-listed miner said it was taking its A\$7.4 billion (3.12bn) offer for Australias WMC Resources hostile, following a rebuff from the WMC board last month.