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End-of-day Market Roundup

Have a great weekend everybody!

G.

Precious Metals Summary - London Close

UK small caps close higher, at session high; Sanctuary gains on approaches

        JOKE/FABLE OF THE DAY

THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
A Fox one day spied a beautiful bunch of ripe grapes hanging
from a vine trained along the branches of a tree.
The grapes seemed ready to burst with juice, and the Fox's mouth
watered as he gazed longingly at them.

The bunch hung from a high branch, and the Fox had to jump for it.
The first time he jumped he missed it by a long way.
So he walked off a short distance and took a running leap at it,
only to fall short once more.
Again and again he tried, but in vain.

Now he sat down and looked at the grapes in disgust.

"What a fool I am," he said. "Here I am wearing myself out to get
a bunch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping for."

And off he walked very, very scornfully.

There are many who pretend to despise and belittle
that which is beyond their reach.

SVE 26.50 / 28.50p +2p

BREAKOUT

Director Dealings - Friday 18 May 2007

Amlin plc (AML)Andor Technology plc (AND)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)Barratt Developments (BDEV)Blue Oar PLC (BLUE)Boot(Henry) PLC (BHY)Braemar Seascope (BMS)Brixton PLC (BXTN)Brixton PLC (BXTN)Brixton PLC (BXTN)Cairn Energy PLC (CNE)EBT Mobile China PLC (EBT)Enterprise Inns PLC (ETI)Enterprise Inns PLC (ETI)Foreign&Col Invest (FRCL)Gladstone PLC (GLD)

HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBA)Hammerson PLC (HMSO)IVI Umbrella FundInterserve PLC (IRV)Kier Group PLC (KIE)Land Sec. Group Plc (LAND)Lawrence PLC (LAC)Merchants Trust. (MRCH)Misys (MSY)Misys (MSY)Murray Intnl Trust (MYI)Optimistic Entertain (OEP)Pearson PLC (PSON)QXL Ricardo PLC (QXL)Rank Group PLC (RNK)Reckitt Benckiser (RB.)

Sainsbury(J) PLC (SBRY)Schroder Inc Growth (SCF)Schroder Inc Growth (SCF)Schroder UK Growth. (SDU)Schroder UK Growth. (SDU)Shire Plc (SHP)Small Co. Div. Tst (SDV)Small Co. Div. Tst (SDV)Tesco PLC (TSCO)Unite Group PLC (UTG)United BusinessMedia (UBM)United Utilities PLC (UU.)Vedanta Resources (VED)Vedanta Resources (VED)Wood Group (John)PLC (WG.)Wood Group (John)PLC (WG.)

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