Beyond the Footsie: Friday の近くに

By THIS IS MONEY
Updated: 00:00 BST, 12 September 2003

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SMALLER company 株 ended in the red, in line with a 女性 finish for London blue-半導体素子s. The FTSE SmallCap 索引 shed 1.21 points to 2098.72 - its fifth loss in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動.

Fusion Oil and Gas rose 6p to 37 1/4p after it it 拒絶するd an all-株 申し込む／申し出 from 英貨の／純銀の Energy, 説 it '意味ありげに undervalued' the group.

Fusion also 報告（する）／憶測d a 十分な-year 利益（をあげる）, its first thanks to the sale of 資産 s in Mauritania. Managing director Alan Stein said the company was in a stronger position than at any time since its float almost three years ago, with （危険などに）さらす to 参加 in at least six and かもしれない more than 15 井戸／弁護士席s over the next two years. 英貨の／純銀の Energy fell 0.25p to 12.62p.

Silentnight collected 14p to 152 1/2p after a 管理／経営 国際借款団／連合 led by the 設立するing Clarke family （米）棚上げする／（英）提議するd an agreed 企て，努力，提案 of 155p in cash. That's a 32% 賞与金 to the furniture 製造者's price in 中央の July, the day before it said it was in 申し込む／申し出 会談.

Knowledge 科学（工学）技術 解答s took on 2 1/2p to 15 3/4p after 明らかにする／漏らすing that Edinburgh 合法的な practice Turcan Connell is the 最新の 会社／堅い to subscribe to QuoteTerminal, its live 財政上の news and data service.

ARC 危険 管理／経営 辛勝する／優位d up 1/4p to 2 1/4p on news of another 契約 勝利，勝つ, this time to 供給する its red24 安全 advice system to the 私的な （弁護士の）依頼人s of Lloyd's 保険会社 Hiscox. ARC 明かすd a 類似の を取り引きする HSBC earlier this week.

の中で the fallers, CeNeS 製薬のs dropped 1p to 4.37p after Timothy Wright, 大統領，／社長 of Elan Biopharmaceuticals, 辞職するd from his 非，不，無-(n)役員／(a)執行力のある 役割 at the 麻薬s developer. This follows Elan and CeNeS 終結させるing a painkiller 共同の 投機・賭ける in June.

News that 申し込む／申し出 会談 at Autologic Holdings have been 終結させるd 削減（する） its 在庫／株 by 35p to 295p. The 兵たん業務 developer said just 10 days ago that it had received a cash 企て，努力，提案 approach from a 私的な 公正，普通株主権 会社／堅い at 350p a 株.

パン屋 Services, 負かす／撃墜する 1/4p at 1 1/4p, was under 圧力 after chairman Richard Worthington sold 500,000 株 for 1.3p each. This 減ずるs his 火刑／賭ける to 5.48m 株, or 3.89%.