Metro slides 3.3 pct after market opens .  SINGAPORE 1996-08-26  Shares in retailer Metro Holdings dropped 3.31 percent , or Singapore $ 0.20 , to S$ 5.85 minutes after the market opened on Monday .  By 0120 [START_ENT] GMT [END_ENT] , 357,000 Metro shares had been traded .  On Friday , Metro Holdings topped gainers , soaring by S$ 1.55 to close at S$ 6.05 on market rumours of a takeover bid by First Capital Corp .  The company said it was not aware of any reason for the surge .  -- Singapore newsroom ( 65 8703080 )
Metro slides 3.3 pct after market opens .  SINGAPORE 1996-08-26  Shares in retailer Metro Holdings dropped 3.31 percent , or Singapore $ 0.20 , to S$ 5.85 minutes after the market opened on Monday .  By 0120
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, 357,000 Metro shares had been traded .  On Friday , Metro Holdings topped gainers , soaring by S$ 1.55 to close at S$ 6.05 on market rumours of a takeover bid by First Capital Corp .  The company said it was not aware of any reason for the surge .  -- Singapore newsroom ( 65 8703080 )
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