Footsie hot with 企て，努力，提案 fever

By TOM STEVENSON
Updated: 07:37 BST, 4 October 2005

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BIG was beautiful again yesterday as 企て，努力，提案 fever galvanised the markets and the blue 半導体素子s broke through the 5500 障壁 for the first time since August 2001.

The FTSE 100 hung on by the 肌 of its teeth and の近くにd 23.8 higher at 5501.5.

No surprise at the 最高の，を越す of the leader board. Boots, up 24?p to 633p, and 同盟 UniChem, 8?p higher at 875p, spiked にもかかわらず their 提案するd nuptials 存在 迎える／歓迎する d with 全世界の／万国共通の derision. 相場師s piled into the 在庫／株s as gossip turned to who else might be 紅潮／摘発するd out by the 会談.

Up there with the 企て，努力，提案 在庫／株s for no obvious 推論する／理由 was plumbers' merchant Wolseley, which jumped 41p on the day to 1240p. Rachel Waring at Numis said the rise was probably a 延期するd reaction to last week's excellent 人物／姿／数字s and news on the succession to 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Charlie Banks.

Barclays, up 13?p to 586?p, was another 著名な blue-半導体素子 riser on the 支援する of 利益／興味 in the 650p call 契約.

Sainsbury was in 焦点（を合わせる） too after Brandes 投資 Partners raised its 火刑／賭ける from 11.2% to 12%. The retailer is 予定 to 問題／発行する a 貿易（する）ing 声明 on Friday.

At yesterday's の近くに the （判断の）基準 索引 was 67% higher than at its low point in March 2003 so it has still got some way to go to catch up with the FTSE 250, up 16.8 to 7967.9, which has more than 二塁打d over the same period.

But if the blue 半導体素子s keep up the 勢い for another 12 months, the five-year 記録，記録的な／記録するs of tracker 基金s will move out of 消極的な 領土 and 投資家s will start feeling happier about 株 again.

分析家s gave 最高の，を越す 株 a 上げる with JP Morgan bumping up its 的 for Reckitt Benckiser, up 13p to 1740p, from 1800p to 2000p.

WestLB turned a bit warmer on 示すs & Spencer, up 5?p to 380p while UBS 増加するd its Serco 的 from 280p to 330p and became a 買い手 of the 在庫／株, up 2p to 258?p.

Greene King rose 12?p to 652p after Deutsche Bank 再開するd ニュース報道 with a buy 推薦.

The 住宅 market continues to make a good argument for 株. House prices fell again in September and the 3.7% 落ちる in the 普通の／平均（する） house price since the start of the year makes the 15% rise in the Footsie since January look pretty 説得力のある.

底（に届く） fishers continue to nibble at PartyGaming, up 2?p to 93?p. The online p oker 巨大（な） has lost almost half its value since maiden results a month ago pricked the 賭事ing 泡-but yesterday's rise was the second on the trot after Thursday's low of 87?p.

どこかよそで in the 最高の，を越す flight you had to dig 深い for good news の中で the 鉱夫s, where 利益（をあげる） takers moved in after a みごたえのある summer run. BHP Billiton, which has risen by almost 50% since May, fell 18?p to 897?p.

Anglo American の近くにd 24p lower at 1666p, while Xstrata fell 20p to 1449p and Rio Tinto was off 10p at 2308p. Fags 完全にするd the 暗い／優うつな picture, 負かす／撃墜する 14p at 1538p.

All the 活動／戦闘 in the 部門 was 堅固に at the other end of the 規模, where fellow 巡査 specialist Alexander 採掘 追加するd 1?p to 26p on word that 創立者 and former 鉱夫 and 分析家 Matt Sutcliffe has been approached for some of his 8% 火刑／賭ける 同様に as whispers of some good luck with the 演習 bit in Argentina.

Other natural 資源s tiddlers on the move 含むd Griffin 採掘, up 6?p to 57p. Short 販売人s covering their positions and 執拗な 企て，努力，提案 talk keep Griffin 泡ing. They've almost 二塁打d since June.

There is 利益／興味 in Northern 石油, up 2p to 61?p. Volatile to say the least, they have been from 40p to 100p and 支援する to 60p in the space of four months. The big oil hope for Northern 石油 is off the 小島 of Wight, although there have been 失望s here in the past.

Israeli telecoms 器具／備品 designer Telit 追加するd 3p to 102?p after 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Oozi Cats bought 500,000 株 at 110p from its biggest 投資家 Polar 投資s. Polar's 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Avigdor Kelner is joining Telit's board as chairman.

? FUEL-CELL developer ITM 利益d from a bullish update, 追加するing 10p to 87p as successful durability 裁判，公判s brought the dream of hydrogen-力／強力にするd cars a step closer, 分析家s said.

進化, which has a 180p 的 on the 在庫／株, reckons hydrogen could 力／強力にする cars for the 同等（の） of between 54p and 92p a litre, making it a viable 代案／選択肢 to dwindling 炭化水素s.