Anyone notice the exratordinary volumes yesterday? (10/5/2004)

48 million!!!

Many more buys than sells.

That and the price held out only losing a fraction of a penny.

No Easter Eggs in sight in my local store.

May be one reason but............

Any ideas people?

Well, here the back up to the above.

60p is an okay price, I would expect a 40% premium on the price. Also if it is set that high it may eliminate any other interest and prevent an aucton..

Watch it go tomorrow then!

Apax sizing up Woolworths bid - report
AFX


LONDON (AFX) - Private Equity group Apax Partners is considering a leveraged buyout of UK retailer Woolworth, The Business newspaper reported without citing sources.

The private equity group is running a slide-rule over the company -- which reported flat Christmas trading at its main stores -- but has yet to decide whether to table a bid, the paper added.

Apax refused to comment on market speculation last week that it was planning to table a 60 pence per share bid for the business, valuing it at roughly 700 mln stg.

etain.lavelle@afxnews.com

el/bam

Still in.Added at recent 38

Apax sizing up Woolworths bid - report
AFX


LONDON (AFX) - Private Equity group Apax Partners is considering a leveraged buyout of UK retailer Woolworth, The Business newspaper reported without citing sources.

The private equity group is running a slide-rule over the company -- which reported flat Christmas trading at its main stores -- but has yet to decide whether to table a bid, the paper added.

Apax refused to comment on market speculation last week that it was planning to table a 60 pence per share bid for the business, valuing it at roughly 700 mln stg.

etain.lavelle@afxnews.com

Bish bang.

lol

"Nice"

Market was slow to catch onto this one.

How unusual!

keer ching

Stop loss set at 50p a share just triggered - I'm happy a tidy
little profit! Those still in - BE LuckY!!!!!!

Nice one stockbunny.

Good idea to do that as nothing is really confirmed is it?

No and that's what worried me to be honest, but it's always
a gamble...later today it could rocket further, I just feel you
have to set a figure that you personally are happy with, when it
hits that, you take the money and run and think no more of it.
:>)

Dead right imo.

I assume you either put your s/l at 50p when it went over or edged it up as it went up?

For now you did right it's dropping back.

That was a nice little earner. I too bailed, but at 49p....not as quick as the bunny!

The confirmed interest by Apax is at a very early stage.

Good stuff sandrew64.

Never did get to buy at 36 **** fill your bags.

SWW - yes I watched it for a while upped the stoploss from 49p to 50p
as it increased :>)

You old fox bunny,nice,

mail on the way.

LOL Dave!

whats a fox bunny?

Hmmmm............

Way to go!

Heavy going early doors!