** Monitise rises 10.5 pct, its best day since Feb.4, with traders citing reports US tech giant FIS interested in a bid for the co. Link: http://bit.ly/1vQGgSK
** Mastercard and IBM both previouslymentioned as potential suitors in Monitise, that put itself upfor sale last month
** EBITDA loss widens to 30.8 mln pounds v 10.2 mln a yearearlier
** High short interest also makes co liable to a squeeze:7.8 pct shares outstanding on loan with a 70 pct utilisationrate, according to Markit
** Stock down 66 pct in the last year
(RM: alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)