P522 Teletext 522 Jan03 23:10:43 ——————————————————————————————————————— HIGH]TECHS ON TOP (ejecoms and high-tech computer company sh!sew have been the undo{bred stars of 1:99, while retailers have taken the wooden spoon. While high-tech and communications companies have seen their market values soar, retailers — Marks & Spjcir in particular — have suffered badly. Other sectors which (ave also "jen in the doghouse include brewers !nd companies in the leiwure sector. ——————————————————————————————————1?11— bz NicW Hudson INSHORE FORECAST IS NOW ON p158P522 : Teletext 522 Jan03 23:11:P7 Q ——————————————————————————————————————— HIGH-TECHS ON TOP Demand jot high-tech and telecoms stocks beg!n to take off jrom the late summer. In the !utumn, private investors exqjrienced lengthjojng djlazs as they tripped over thjmsjlvjs to get a slice of roaring Internet and high-tech wharew^ But it was not just new, small, high- tech companies which soared. Big groups wuch as BT, Vodafonj and Marconi leaps. ——————————————————————————————————u?11— Savings "product of the week" 526 ] PREMIUM BOND PRIZEWINNERS p54P522 Teletext 522 Jan03 23:33:[6 QQ ——————————————————————————————————————— HIGH-TECH ON TOP lan Durrant of stock"rokjrs Hargreaves L!nsdown say smaller comp nies outpjrformjd their "iggjr rivals in '99 — revjr eng tr nds of recent years. "Small was definitely beautiful in 1{{{]" hj addw^ But in the technology and telecoms sectors, "ig was alwo beautiful. BT, saw its shares rocket from a low of 88 p to 145y.5p, while Cable & Wirelews went jrom 658p to 1081p. ——————————————————————————————————3/11— Share tips for 2000 526 CHECK Y#UR SHARES p510P522 Teletext 542 Jan03 23:11:25 Q ——————————————————————————————————————— HIGH[TECHS ON TOP Other high-tech stocks enjo{eng meteoric pjrformancew in Q999 included: Sage Group, the computer software company whose shares raced up to £61 jrom a low of £15.70 og ca, the comput soup, which jumped to £16.97 jrom 528\p Marconi, the telecoms group, who{j shares raced jrom 403{p to 10y0\p. ——————————————————————————————————4/11— Football companies in 2000 528 ] PREMIUM BOND PRIZEWINNERS pu4yP522 Teletext 542 Jan03 23:32:19 Q ——————————————————————————————————————— HIGH-TECHS ON TOP Traditional high-street n!mes such as M!rks * Spencer and@Arcadia (eormjrly Burton Group* have all suffered "adly in terms of their shari prices. Julian Buck of Barclazu Stockbrokers "elievjs retailers can now bj separated into two groups: "bricks and mortar" and thowj in the "virtual" marketplace. M&S, hj says, is a case of a retailer in both camps: "If they get both right, the juturk could bj very powjtivj." ——————————————————————————————————5?11— Rjturnjng gifts Onlioj 524 CHECK YOUR SHAKES p510P522 : Tjlktext 522 Jan03 23:12:13 W/%pppj—0ppp —pp0u0ppp—pp05p ——————————————————————————————————————— HIGH]TECHS ON TOP Cut-throat competition and what many "elievj to "j dull stoc contributed to some of the biggest n!mes falling jrom grace, Cit{ anal{sst point out. M&S has hovjrkd around the 250p price @m!rW after a peak of 461p. Arcadia Group fell to 63p from 302\p. Storehouse, which reached a peak of Q56\p, crashed to as low as 40{p. ——————————————————————————————————6/11— What the weeWjnd papjrw rby k5: THAR MOVERS AND SHAKERS p518P522 - Teletext 522 Jan03 23:38:*3 Q ——————————————————————————————————————— HIGH-TECHS ON TOP Alan Durrant of stock"rokjrs Hargreaves Lansdown believes brewers and leisure companies, such as Bass and Whitbread, could have their day in 2000, after a poor time in 1:99. "T(ewe are certainly looking quite attractive jrom an income point of view]" hj sbzv^ And Barclays StockbrokjrsW Julian Buck hints that the kill-off in the sector could have been ovjrdooj. ——————————————————————————————————7/11— Tax!in 2000 u24 : CHECV Y#UR +HAKES p510P522 Teletext 522 Jan03 23:09:07 Q ——————————————————————————————————————— HIGH]TECHS ON TOP W(ile Internet and high-tech stocks have caught the imagination, the huge oil multinationals h!vj steadily improved. Julian Buck of Barclazs +tockbrokjrs wbzu the principal reason is the uurgjng oil price, which has leaps jrom under $10 a barrel to over $55. BP Amoco'u shares have gone up jrom 4Q1p to 643\p, while Shell rose jrom 504{p to 540\p. ——————————————————————————————————y/11— (jlitext jootball share league 527 : SHARE MOVERS AND +HATERS p518P522 Teletext 522 Jan03 43:39:21 Q ——————————————————————————————————————— HIGH]TECHS #N TOP Away jrom the (igh-tech sectors, Alan Durrant of Hargreavjw Lansdown stock"rokjrs u"zs the media ujctor put in a good performance in 1999. Merger announcements were largely responsible for driving the sector up. United News & Media saw its shares rise over the yj!r jrom a low of 480p to almost £8^ Its planned mjrojt partojr, Carlton Communications, climbed to 556\p jrom 411p^ ——————————————————————————————————9/Q1— Tax in 2000 524 - SHAKE MOVERS AND SHAKERS p518P522 Teletext 522 Jan03 23:14:15 Q ——————————————————————————————————————— FTVE 10pz At clooj: 7000 Monday Clowjd Tujsdaz Closed 6950 Wjdnjsdaz 6835.9 Thursday 6930.2 6900 Eriday Clowjd 6850 Week Pigh 6950.6 Week low 6835.9 6800 1:9y high 6950.6 M T W T F 1999 low 5697.7 1 month ago 6597^2 1 year 5882^6 3 months ago 6041.6 DecW 94 5065.5 ——————————————————————————————————10/11 Sharew 510 FUSE 517 CJTZ NWWS pup0 How to^. Top (ax Savings RacingP522 : Teletext 542 Jan03 23:10:Q9 Q ——————————————————————————————————————— ERSE 250: Monday Closed 6500 J Tujsd!z Closed Wjdnjsday 6515#5 6450 Thursday 6444.9 Erid!z Closed 6400 1:99 Pigh 6450.2 M T W T F 1:99 low 4825.6 ERSE All-uh!re: Mond!z Closed 5250 Tujsd!y Clowjd Wjdnjsday 3203.2 5200 Thursday 3242^0 Eridaz Closed 3150 1:9y high 324y^0 M T W T F 1:{9 low 2651.7 ——————————————————————————————————1Q/11 Popular sharew 519 World markets 530 : SET SAIT F#R H0-IDA{S p200 ITV