Beyond the Footsie: Friday の近くに

By This Is Money
Updated: 00:00 BST, 5 April 2002

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SHARES in UK smaller companies ended modestly higher after a tightly 貿易（する）d end to an unexciting week. At the の近くに, the FTSE SmallCap 索引 was 6.6 points firmer at 2,551.5.

Mettoni Group saw its 株 jump 3 1/2p to 13 1/2 p after the AIM-名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d 会社／堅い said it 推定する／予想するs it s 十分な year results to be in line with 期待s にもかかわらず the 発言する／表明する and data 解答s 会社／堅い's 警告 支援する in November that 十分な-year results would be 攻撃する，衝突する by order deferrals and 取り消しs.

首相 管理／経営 also 利益d from 肯定的な 貿易（する）ing news and 安心 that the group does not believe it will be 逆に 影響する／感情d by the 全国的な League-ITV 数字表示式の debacle. 首相 is buying Sports Player 管理／経営 for a 最大限 price of £3.4m. Its 株 追加するd 4p to 20p.

Thus was also a 肯定的な small cap feature, 解除するd by news of an 昇格 by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. Its 株 rose 3/4p to 17 1/4p.

Other gainers 含むd Hydro International (up 3p to 34 1/2p) and JKX Oil & Gas, up 1p to 24 3/4p.

世帯 製品s small cap Mayborn rose 4p to 88 1/2p on 圧力（をかける） 'buy' advice, which also helped Dana 石油 追加する 3/4p to 17 1/2p.

Dublin-based Parthus 科学（工学）技術s saw some earlier 伸び（る）s 逆転するd as 投資家s 査定する／（税金などを）課すd news of the 半導体 designer's 計画（する）s for a 合併 of equals with DSP Group to create a 連合させるd company to be called ParthusCeva.

The companies said the 連合させるd company will 安全な・保証する leadership in the 核心 科学（工学）技術s for all 数字表示式の communication and 多数伝達媒体を用いる 装置s. After an 初期の 肯定的な reaction to the news, Parthus 株 ended 1/2p 負かす／撃墜する at 43 1/4p.

ソフトウェア group Riversoft shed 1 3/4 to 8 3/4 after a 用心深い 貿易（する）ing 声明. Several 顧客s have 延期するd 購入（する）s and the company remains 用心深い about 近づく-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 歳入 prospects.

Pennant International 株 also 苦しむd, losing 2p at 14 1/2p after 明らかにする／漏らすing that a 落ちる in orders has 影響する／感情d 十分な-year results. However, it now sees 'some encouraging 調印するs' of 増加するd 商売／仕事 activity in both 重要な market areas of defence and 航空宇宙学.

株 in Aminex dipped 2 3/4p to 20 3/4p. The oil explorer is continuing to 勧める 株主s not to 受託する the Apple Oil & Gas h ostile 引き継ぎ／買収 企て，努力，提案 for the group.

Aminex said there is no certainty that 株主s would receive any cash under the 条件 of Apple's 申し込む／申し出, 追加するing it is 確かな that Apple will take the first £3m of Aminex's cash 資源s for its own 目的s, 含むing for high 危険 探検 in Colombia, 参加 in which Aminex has 以前 turned 負かす／撃墜する.

Apple is 申し込む／申し出ing 申し込む／申し出s four of its 株 for every 11 Aminex 株 valuing the 的 company at £1.8m.