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Date: Tuesday 19 Aug 2008
Medical devices firm Smith and Nephew is leading the health care equipment and services sector higher on speculation of a bid from US orthopaedic device maker Zimmer. The combination of Smith and Nephew’s strong interim results and the dollar’s new-found strength against sterling make such a bid feasible, traders said.
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| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 46.25p ![]() |
| Change Today | -0.25p |
| 52 Week High | 119.75 |
| 52 Week Low | 31.75 |
| Volume | 3,068,912 |
| Shares Issued | 874.77m |
| Market Cap | £404.58m |
| Beta | 1.65 |
| RiskGrade | 418 |
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| Strong Buy | 2 |
| Buy | 1 |
| Neutral | 9 |
| Sell | 2 |
| Strong Sell | 3 |
| Total | 17 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 04-Jun-08 | 05-Dec-07 |
| Paid | 04-Jul-08 | 04-Jan-08 |
| Amount | 2.50p | 3.80p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:35 | 157,126 @ 46.25p |
| 16:29 | 12,361 @ 45.75p |
| 16:24 | 3,447 @ 45.75p |
| 16:24 | 941 @ 46.00p |
| 16:24 | 10,000 @ 46.00p |
| Chair | John D Lovering |
| CEO | Rob Templeman |
| Finance Director | Chris Woodhouse |
| COO | Michael Sharp |