Cordiant chased as punters scent a 企て，努力，提案

By GEOFF FOSTER FOR MAILONLINE
Updated: 00:00 BST, 3 July 2001

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JUNE'S 利益（をあげる） 警告 left Cordiant Communications a sitting duck for a 引き継ぎ／買収. Michael Bungey, 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある of the world's 10th biggest advertising group, even 譲歩するd after the 株 急落するd 10% on the 警告 of lower 十分な year 利益（をあげる）s that 'we are now more 利益／興味ing to others than we have ever been before'.

With that in mind, punters chased Cordiant 7p higher to 184 1/2p on 産業 whispers of a 企て，努力，提案 approach. Almost a year ago rumours were rife that True North was 持つ／拘留するing 会談. It 欠如（する）d a European presence and Cordiant would have been the perfect fit. True North has since been swallowed by Interpublic, the world's third largest advertising group.

Havas Advertising, the French communications 巨大（な） which already has a strong position in the UK's 財政上の PR market, where it owns Hudson Sandler, is now believed to be 匂いをかぐing around Cordiant.

Havas 階級s fourth in the world and has become an 積極的な 買い手 of advertising and marketing companies.

Publisher Emap jumped 27 1/2p to 727 1/2p as 売買業者s heaved a sigh of 救済 on 審理，公聴会 its US 消費者 magazine 分割 had been sold to Primedia for £366m. The 商売／仕事 has underperformed from the day Emap forked out £1bn for it in January 2000.

買い手s were 支援する in town for the start of the third-４半期/4分の1. The Footsie 巡航するd through 5,700 to touch 5,723.4 before の近くにing 74.2 higher at 5716.7. 塀で囲む Street 前進するd 136 points in the 早期に 行う／開催する／段階s に引き続いて a strongerthan-推定する／予想するd NAPM 商売／仕事 信用／信任 調査する.

動きやすい phone 巨大（な） Vodafone accounted for 30 points-加える of the 伸び（る） in the UK の近くにing 10 1/2p better at 168p. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein advises （弁護士の）依頼人s to buy up to 260p.

That galvanized other telecoms. British Telecom ended 19p higher at 466p に引き続いて a 報告（する）／憶測 that BT and AT&T 計画（する） to の近くに their 無益な Concert 投機・賭ける that sells phone services to 商売／仕事s. Energis buzzed 11 1/4p higher to 200p. Bank of Scotland rose 34 1/2p to 837 1/2p まっただ中に wild 憶測 that Abbey 国家の (14p better at 1259p) is about to scupper the 合併 with Halifax (18 1/2p dearer at 840 1/2p) by bidding for BoS.

The market still を待つs the 競争 （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限's findings on the 提案するd Abbey 国家の/Lloyds TSB (9p up at 720 1/2p) 企て，努力，提案. Many 推定する／予想する it to be 封鎖するd. If it is, the re is a stronger feeling in the market that Abbey will climb into bed with Prudential, 12p higher at 873p.

Another meaty 22.1m 合法的な & General changed 手渡すs as 企て，努力，提案 rumours did the 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs again. The の近くに was 3 1/4p up at 165p. It was once in 合併 会談 with NatWest before 王室の Bank of Scotland (53p firmer at 1620p) （機の）カム along and swallowed the major clearer.

The loss of a 法廷，裁判所 事例／患者 to 共同の 投機・賭ける partner HFC Bank saw Centrica sold 負かす／撃墜する to 212p before の近くにing 11 1/4p lower at 216p. Centrica will now have to give up almost 1m 顧客s in its Goldfish credit card 商売／仕事 to HFC. It 手配中の，お尋ね者 to 開始する，打ち上げる a new Goldfish.com 財政上の 投機・賭ける with Lloyds TSB.

普及した publicity given to the Spanish coach drivers' strike - which has seen 49-hour flight 延期するs at Gatwick - 誘発するd nervous selling of Airtours. It nosedived 11p to 278p. 仲買人 WestLB Panmure advised （弁護士の）依頼人s to disembark. The strike is a 劇の example of what can go wrong for the UK 小旅行する 操作者. There are 関心s that people planning to 調書をとる／予約する holidays to Spain will now go どこかよそで or stop in the UK.

Entertainment 権利s 決起大会／結集させるd 1 1/4p to 16 1/4p after 開始する，打ち上げるing its own home entertainment company, 権利 Entertainment. UPV UK has also paid ER £352,000 for an 排除的 共同 取引，協定 through which Barbie the Nutcracker, an animated feature film, will be the first 解放（する） in the autumn.

Better-than-推定する／予想するd 年次の results showing a pre-税金 利益（をあげる） of £717,337 against a loss of £579,589 helped ソフトウェア group Total Systems jump 11 1/2p to 87p. The first-half of the 現在の year has started far more 堅固に than last year.