Market 報告（する）／憶測: Tuesday の近くに

By Sarah 示すs for MailOnline
Updated: 16:56 BST, 30 August 2005

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SOUTH African 財政上の services 巨大（な） Old 相互の is thinking of flexing its 財政上の muscle to make a £3.1bn 申し込む／申し出 for Swedish 保険会社 Skandia.

London-引用するd Old 相互の 会社／堅いd 2?p to 138?p on news the two 味方するs had been locked in 会談 over the 週末 and were の近くに to agreeing 条件. It is reckoned Old 相互の is 用意が出来ている to make an 申し込む／申し出 of around 42 kronor (307p) - 40% cash and 60% in 株.

That is a 20% 賞与金 to the 株 price on 12 May, the day before Old 相互の first 明らかにする／漏らすd it was in 会談 with Skandia, and may be enough to 得る the 是認 of the 的's 原則 institutional 株主s.

Skandia is the Nordic 地域's largest 保険会社 and has a big presence in the UK. In the past it has been linked with our own Friends Provident 同様に as Sampo of Finland, アイスランド's Burdara, Nordea - the biggest Nordic bank - and Danske Bank.

株 bounced 支援する from Friday's losses, underpinned by a resilient 夜通し 業績／成果 by 塀で囲む Street, which 逆転するd 早期に losses as worries about lost oil 生産／産物 in the wake of ハリケーン Katrina 緩和するd. But the Dow gave up ground in 早期に 貿易（する） this afternoon. にもかかわらず that, London's FTSE 100 索引 の近くにd 30.5 up at 5258.6.

Aggreko was ?p lower to 207?p にもかかわらず the 期待 that group's portable 力／強力にする 発生させる人（物）s and coolers will be in strong 需要・要求する by 居住（者）s of New Orleans as they try and return to normality.

Rentokil 初期の 追加するd 4?p to 162?p after Sir Gerry Robinson dispelled 最近の 圧力（をかける） 憶測 and 主張するd his 投資 乗り物, Raphoe 管理／経営, would proceed with an 申し込む／申し出 for the 王室の ratcatcher. Glassmaker Pilkington was 5?p higher to 132?p on 生き返らせるd 引き継ぎ／買収 talk. A total of 15m 株 changed 手渡すs.

Hilton led the 最高の，を越す 100 companies higher, up 7?p to 317?p, に引き続いて last week's 暫定的な results. US 仲買人 Morgan Stanley has repeated its equal-負わせる 姿勢 and 解除するd its 的 from 310p to 335p. Morgan is still pinning its hopes on an 不変の 利益（をあげる） 予測（する） of £500m and 資産 処分s.

Things are looking rosier at 工場／植物 Healthcare, the US-based horticultural and 農業の 製品s group 引用するd on 目的（とする）. It has just 調印するd a 10- year 契約 with John Deere Landscapes which will 保証（人） JDL buying up to £21m of PHC's select nursery 製品s. 工場／植物 Healthcare fell 6p to 49?p.

Mears boss （頭が）ひょいと動く Holt is rarely lost for words and today he was waxing lyrical as the 株 price climbed 8p to 274p after 暫定的な pre-税金 利益（をあげる）s 急に上がるd from £2.8m to £4.2m ... and the 約束 of better to come. The building services group is 利益ing from the 政府's 計画（する）s to get 会議 住宅 up to scratch and 誇るs an order 調書をとる／予約する of £645m. 仲買人 Numis 安全s repeated its 追加する 率ing and 299p 的.

仲買人 Richard Ratner has 注ぐd 冷淡な water on the 提案するd 管理／経営 buyout of 調書をとる／予約する chain Ottakar's, 1p up at 376p. He reckons the 申し込む／申し出 of 350p a 株 is ありそうもない to 後継する, whether or not HMV enters the fray. He remains 確信して that HMV, up 2?p at 252?p, will be 用意が出来ている to 申し込む／申し出 between 380p and 400p.

Eurotunnel was ?p up at 16p after the 負債-laden cross-Channel 操作者 否定するd 延期するing 暫定的な results 予定 tomorrow. A spokeswoman said: 'Eurotunnel has never 発表するd a date so it is not true to say there has been a 延期する.'