中心 Parcs 日光

By Geoff Foster for MailOnline
Updated: 07:43 BST, 27 October 2005

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PUNTERS shouted 'hi-de-hi' to 中心 Parcs as they chased 株 of the upmarket holiday village group 5p higher to 55?p.

Two hefty 早期に morning 貿易（する）s of 1.1m 株 at 50?p and 1.5m at the same price swelled turnover to 7.4m.

They also 誘発するd 激しい 憶測 that Paris-名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d Pierre & Vacances - already the owner of the European 操作／手術s of 中心 Parcs - had bought 在庫／株 事前の to 開始する，打ち上げるing a £191m, or 75p per 株, cash 企て，努力，提案. 分析家s said the 取引，協定 would make perfect sense as it 再会させるd the two 商売／仕事s.

中心 Parcs has belly-flopped since floating in 2004 at 100p 経由で an 加速するd IPO 操るd by Collins Stewart. Three 利益（をあげる） 警告s so far this year have catapulted the 在庫／株 to a 最近の low of 50p.

Worries remain that a 落ちる in 消費者 信用／信任 and 強化するing of the 世帯 purse strings will 土台を崩す the short-break market, a 核心 歳入-driver for 中心 Parcs. The 落ちる looks overdone. 中心 Parcs is 現在／一般に を待つing planning 許可 to build a fifth UK holiday village on the Duke of Bedford's 広い地所 近づく Woburn, in Bedfordshire.

Occupancy 率s remain high, and should the country 苦しむ a two-month 激しく 冷淡な snap, its roofed 場所／位置s in Sherwood, Elevedon and Longleat should be busier - because come rain, sleet, snow or high 勝利，勝つd families can still enjoy sub-熱帯の 気温s in their swimwear.

を待つing 引き継ぎ／買収 開発s, caravan park holiday company Parkdean 緩和するd ?p to 256p. ABN Amro 私的な 公正，普通株主権 is said to be putting the finishing touches to an agreed cash 申し込む／申し出 of around 285p per 株.

The Footsie was certainly in a holiday mood as it raced 45.7 points ahead to 5227.8. 採掘 在庫／株s led the 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 after Anglo American (95p up at 1658p) 発表するd 計画（する）s to return £563m to 株主s.

Oils fared 井戸／弁護士席 too as the price rose above £62 a バーレル／樽 on 関心 that 冷淡な winter 天候 in the US will 上げる energy 需要・要求する. BP 噴出するd 17?p to 626?p and Cairn Energy 55p to 1725p. The main feature of the banking 部門 was 基準 借り切る／憲章d, 34p up at 1161p.

買い手s 答える／応じるd to a UBS 昇格 to buy from 中立の, but there was also a 復活 of the 古代の tale that the Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat family has sold its 4.8% 火刑／賭ける in the international bank. 公共事業（料金）／有用性 ScottishPower was sold 負かす／撃墜する to 525?p after a US 圧力（をかける） 報告（する）／憶測 示唆するd the £5.3bn sale of its Pacificorp 子会社 could be 延期するd by the 明言する／公表する of Oregon regulators.

確定／確認 that the investigative 過程 is still on 跡をつける and will run until 早期に next year 誘発するd a late 決起大会／結集させる and the の近くに was 8?p easier at 537p. 報告（する）／憶測s of a US programmed 貿易（する） 同時に起こる／一致するd with several good 伸び（る）s seen in the recently-oversold midcap area of the market.

The FTSE 250 jumped 97.8 points to 7633.4 as life 保証／確信 group St James's Place 資本／首都 rose 20p to 258p, night club 操作者 Luminar boogied 38p higher to 493p and hotel group De Vere 追加するd 33?p at 599p.

Stockbroker Collins Stewart Tullet 前進するd 13p to 598p after 安心させるing punters that good 進歩 is 存在 made in 会談 with 可能性のある 入札者s. 売買業者s still believe

Lehman Bros is 利益／興味d. Wyevale 急落するd 55p to 490p after it 終結させるd 会談 with the 私的な 公正，普通株主権 group Cinven. Placed on Aimat 144p by 仲買人 Panmure Gordon, 光学の fibre-based レーザー 製造業者 SPI レーザーs の近くにd at 150p.

ZincOx rose 7?p to 153?p after a 子会社 調印するd an 開発／利用 契約 with the Yemen 政府 to 地雷 and 過程 zinc at its Jabali zinc 酸化物 deposit. ITV の近くにd 1?p brighter at 103?p にもかかわらず Merrill Lynch downgrading its 2005 advertising 予測（する）.

It 推定する／予想するs 広告 sales to slide 3.5% this year compared to a previous 見積（る） of 2.5% and 4.5% next year. ITV1 ratings have been in the doldrums for months and 歳入s are 落ちるing.

It is no real surprise then to see that the 網状組織's 48-year-old 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある, Charles Allen, is 5/1 second favourite with spread-betting 会社／堅い Cantor 索引, which is taking bets on which 最高の，を越す-最高位の CEO is next for the chop.

Pe 放火（罪）'s Marjorie Scardino and WH Smith's Kate Swann lead the field at 3/1. Pearson cheapened 4?p to 621p on nervous selling ahead of Thursday's third 貿易（する）ing 声明.

? ENCOURAGED by this week's successful £11m fundraising at 38p per 株, the Aimlisted RC Group 会社／堅いd ?p to 38?p.

Whispers now 示唆する that the company has 安全な・保証するd its first 容積／容量 order - 価値（がある） around £650,000 - for 4,000 of its newly-developed i4 身元 承認 systems, from a Malaysian-based 安全 and electronics distributor. The order is 推定する／予想するd to be 配達するd by late November.