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Article: Headhunter bid rumours put new price on Walters; MARKET REPORT.
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- November 27, 2003
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Byline: GEOFF FOSTER
INDUSTRY gossip that headhunter Robert Walters is being hunted was just the job for some underemployed punters.
Robert Walters specialises in professional sectors such as banking and accountancy. On hearing that an official approach could soon be made, they chased shares in one of the world's leading recruitment firms 4p higher to a year's peak of 1311/2p. The March low was 381/2p.
The share price has recovered strongly from September's blip below [pounds sterling]1, caused by the board's warning that business continued to suffer from the severe weakness in financial services markets and that trading conditions remain ...