Oct 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions...

Oct 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Friday:

** Portugal's largest utility EDP EDP.LS said it had agreed to sell 50% of its unit Abono, which has two coal-fired power plants in northern Spain, and plans to convert one of the plants to be fired with gas until mid-2025 and close the other.

** Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart-controlled Hancock Prospecting has taken an 18% stake in Azure Minerals (AZS) , it said , potentially hindering Chile's SQM SQMA.SN to take full control of the lithium developer.

** Western Digital WDC.O and Japan's Kioxia Holdings have called off merger talks after failing to agree on terms, two people said , in the latest stumble for an on-again-off-again deal to create one of the world's largest memory chip makers.

** United Parcel Service UPS.N on Thursday said it is spending more than $1 billion this quarter to buy two companies it hopes will bolster profit and volumes amid bare-knuckled market share battles with delivery rivals like FedEx FDX.N .