Ramsay Health Care jumps 5% after report of Wesfarmers' takeover interest

** Shares of Australian hospital operator Ramsay Health Care RHC rise as much as 5.2% to A$53.720, biggest intraday pct jump since Feb. 29

** RHC trading 3.7% higher at A$52.98, as at 0219 GMT

** Wesfarmers WES could be considering buying RHC's Australian business or the entire company, according to a report by The Australian on Monday

** Both Wesfarmers and Ramsay RHC declined to comment on the report

** WES trading 0.5% lower at A$65.33 as at 0219 GMT; fell as much as 0.7% earlier in the day