Beyond the Footsie: Friday の近くに

By THIS IS MONEY
Updated: 00:00 BST, 13 July 2001

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SHARES in smaller companies ended 女性 after another 開会／開廷／会期 支配するd by 利益（をあげる） 警告s, with yesterday's nascent 決起大会／結集させる stifled, and a firmer showing from UK blue 半導体素子s shrugged aside, 売買業者s said. By the の近くに, the FTSE Small Cap 索引 was 0.3 points easier at 2,799.4, above an earlier low at 2,798.0, but below the day's 頂点（に達する） at 2,802.3, having remained in a 公正に／かなり tight 範囲 all 開会／開廷／会期.

利益（をあげる）s 警告s once again took their （死傷者）数 on the small cap fallers 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）, engendering a big （製品，工事材料の）一回分 of major 死傷者s. 株 in Staffware nearly halved after the workflow and 商売／仕事 automation ソフトウェア house 警告するd that 暫定的な sales and 収入s will 行方不明になる 期待s - a 警告 分析家s saw putting a question-示す over its 十分な-year profitability unless it moves to 削減（する）s costs 徹底的に. Its 株 宙返り／暴落するd 202 1/2p lower to 272 1/2p.

AIM-名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d 首相 Direct Group also 急落（する），激減（する）d 支援する in the afternoon, shedding 47 1/2p to 82 1/2p after the 陳列する，発揮する marketing company, which owns 調書をとる／予約するs UK 問題／発行するd, another 利益（をあげる）s 警告 - its second this year. The group, which 警告するd in March when 暫定的な 利益（をあげる）s fell from £776,000 to £564,000 that 貿易（する）ing 条件s were difficult, today said it 推定する／予想するs 利益（をあげる）s for the 十分な year to July 2001 to be '意味ありげに below' market 期待s.

一方／合間, Topps Tiles （機の）カム unstuck, 崩壊するing 82p to 220 1/2p - a 減少（する） of over 27% in value - as 分析家s 改訂するd their 十分な year 見積（る）s for the floorings group after a 利益（をあげる）s 警告. While sales for the year to 2 June will be 概して in line with 期待s at around £74.6m, pre-税金 利益（をあげる）s for the year will be some 10% shy of 現在の market 予測（する）s, the company said.

の中で other 死傷者s, Litho 供給（する）s dropped 支援する 22p to 34 1/2p after 警告 that its 利益（をあげる）s for the six months to 30 June are likely to be below market 期待s, although sales for the period were on 的. Litho said its 利益（をあげる）s are 推定する／予想するd to be lower 予定 to 堅い market 条件s and continued 圧力 on 甚だしい／１２ダース 利ざやs.

Optoplast shed 13p at 38 1/2p after 警告 that it is likely its 十分な year results will be below 期待s. The group said May and June sales in the UK and Europe have been disappointing and below 期待s, although 貿易（する）ing for the first four months of the year were in line.

Yorkshire Group was also punished by 投資家s for a disappointing 貿易（する）ing 声明. The oil f irm's 株 lost 11p to 45 1/2p after it said 2001 利益（をあげる）s would be around the break-even 示す 予定 to the 経済的な 減産／沈滞. It 追加するd that it 推定する／予想するs no 改良 in the market place for the 残り／休憩（する） of this year.

どこかよそで, Channelfly continued to 苦しむ in the wake of its 利益（をあげる） 警告 yesterday. Its 株 were 負かす／撃墜する 2 3/4p at 8 1/4p.

Internet Music & マスコミ, 負かす／撃墜する 1 1/2p at 11 1/4p, 苦しむd after 明かすing 計画（する）s for a placing and open 申し込む／申し出 of £17.366m new ordinary 株 at 12p each to raise £1.85m 基金s to 返す 貸付金s, and for working 資本／首都 目的s.

The group also 報告（する）／憶測d results for the year to 31 Dec, 2000 today which showed a loss of £1,858,146 and a loss before 課税, but after 好意／親善 amortisation and 価値低下, of £4,141,023.

But の中で the day's small cap gainers, 網状組織 解答s 会社／堅い Mettoni Group 反抗するd the market 傾向 and 解放（する）d a 肯定的な 貿易（する）ing update, which helped the 株 take on 5 1/2p at 40 1/2p.

The 会社／堅い said it remains '確信して' of 会合 market 予測（する）s for the 十分な year after 説 it 推定する／予想するs sales and 税込みの 利益（をあげる）s for the first half to 30 June to be 'comfortably' in line with 管理／経営 期待s. Mettoni 追加するd that its first-half results will 含む the first 十分な 出資／貢献 from Troy Holdings, which was bought in December 2000.

Intec Telecom also jumped in to the スポットライト in the afternoon, 追加するing 13 1/2p at 97 1/2p after the group 確認するd it is at an 前進するd 行う／開催する／段階 of 交渉s with a '主要な' 3G 動きやすい 網状組織 操作者. The group said its 声明 （機の）カム in answer to 最近の 圧力（をかける） 憶測 relating to a 可能性のある 契約 勝利，勝つ by the company.

DCS Group 繁栄するd as 信奉者s celebrated its 計画（する）s for a £21m cash sale of its Digica 部隊 to a 管理／経営 buyout company. The price was much more than even the bulls had 推定する／予想するd, and in 返答 DCS 株 took on 4 1/2p at 44p.

どこかよそで, Eurasia 採掘 伸び（る）d a 上げる from news that the fi rm has recommenced 演習ing at its Baronskoye Palladium-Gold 事業／計画（する） in the Urals, Russia. Eurasia also 明らかにする／漏らすd that its 利益／興味 in the 事業／計画（する） has been 増加するd to 66.3% from 35% に引き続いて 交渉s with its partners. Eurasia 株 追加するd 2 at 18 3/4p.

E&P minnow Paladin 資源s 前進するd 4 1/2p to 49, as around 41m 株 - almost 20% of the company's 株 資本／首都 - was placed by HSBC 安全s on に代わって of major 株主, Enron of the US. Paladin welcomed the move by Enron to 配置する／処分する／したい気持ちにさせる of its 持つ／拘留するing, as the placing 増加するs liquidity in the 在庫／株.

未来 網状組織 株 also saw good 需要・要求する, up 4 1/2p at 40 1/2p, supported by the 会社／堅い's 計画（する）s to 再編する its UK 操作／手術s. The publisher 確認するd that the reorganisation will result in 140 職業 losses, and will 直す／買収する，八百長をするd costs in its European 操作／手術s by £8.5m on an annualised basis. 未来 網状組織 also 確認するd the 完成 today of the 処分 of its e-商売／仕事 magazine, Business2.0.

Jacobs Holdings was also higher, 延長するing yesterdays 伸び（る）s by 2p to 18p as 投資家s welcomed news of 会談 regarding Bell's 契約s. 確定／確認 that e-商売／仕事 ソフトウェア company Merant had received a 企て，努力，提案 approach gave 株 a 解除する. Merant was up 3 1/2p at 112 1/2p.

Direct Message 会社／堅いd 1/4p at 7 1/4p after 確定／確認 that its 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある, Nigel Fuller 購入（する）d 100,000 株 in the group yesterday at a price of 7 each. The 購入（する） - 代表するing 0.16% of Direct Message's 問題／発行するd 株 資本／首都 - 増加するs Fuller's 持つ／拘留するing in the company to 1.31%.