Beyond the Footsie: Friday の近くに

By THIS IS MONEY
Updated: 00:00 BST, 8 March 2002

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FORMER 支配（する）／統制する systems group Roxspur jumped
1 1/2p to 6p after the cash 爆撃する said it is in 戦略の 会談 with several parties over a possible 逆転する 引き継ぎ／買収.

Brancote Holdings 追加するd 26 1/2p to 178p after 明らかにする／漏らすing it has received an approach from another company which may lead to an 申し込む／申し出.

Geared Income Investment Trust led the fallers after 明らかにする／漏らすing it has been unable to raise その上の 資本／首都, 誘発するing a sell-off of its peers. Geared Income lost 2p at 1 3/4p, while its 分裂（する） 資本／首都 基金, Geared parts fell 9 1/2p to 1 3/4p and its 無 （株主への）配当 preference 株 were 6 3/4p off at 1 3/4p

Geared Income said that it has been 知らせるd by the Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB that they have no 現在の 意向 of 需要・要求するing 即座の 返済 of the 貸付金s, given that it remains in default under the 条件 of its 施設 協定s.

A raft of fellow 投資するment 信用s 弱めるd in sympathy: 高めるd 無 信用 halved to 5p, Income and Growth 信用 lost 4p at 6 1/2p, BFS Income & 信用 shed 2 1/2p to 7p and LeggMason was 2p lower at 10 1/2p.

Biotech minnows Biocompatibles and British Biotech 苦しむd after 発表するing that a six month pre-臨床の 熟考する／考慮する on a 重要な 治療 showed no evident 利益 to 患者s. Biocompatibles lost 73 1/2p to 74p, while British Biotech was 負かす／撃墜する 2p to 12 3/4p.

どこかよそで, Goshawk 保険 was 負かす／撃墜する 19p at 76 1/2p after the Lloyd's 保険会社 said it is 増加するing its World 貿易（する） Centre 義務／負債s to £11m from £8.2m 同様に as making 準備／条項s of a その上の £11.5m 関係のある to other events.

The FTSE Smaller Cap 索引 の近くにd up 1 point at 2533.6.