DOWNER EDI (DOW)

[COLIN]

Can't find any previous comment, but am wondering why they shot up 47 today (7.4%)? I had a great run with them until last year's disastrous impact of the Roche affair. However, I was convinced that they had so many strings to their bow, so many irons in the fire, so many metaphors to mix(!) that they would soon recover. And, sure enough, they soon resumed their upwards path, but today's spurt requires some explanation.

[corky]

Colin

Rumoured external interest ranging from Leighton takover to 'company break up because the sum of the parts is greater than the whole' to (of the ubiquitous) private equity. Check tomorrow's press for more goss.

Cheers
Corky

[COLIN]

Thanks, Corky. Haven't had chance to dig into the media for the goss yet. I see the price slipped back a bit today.