Tight debt markets and the volatile share market could also lead to lower potential bids.

Investor: Elan is probably the stock with the most volatile share price record on the Irish stock market.

Celesio has been roiled by the accounting impact from massive price swings in the illiquid and volatile share.

Celesio said it has been roiled by the accounting impact from massive price swings in the illiquid and volatile share.

China's securities authorities have now flooded the volatile share markets with new 1977 issues to absorb excess funds which made trading highly speculative.

The news boosted Bumi's volatile shares, after months of steep losses caused by boardroom rows, Bakrie family debts and tumbling coal prices.

The news boosted Bumi's volatile shares, after months of steep losses driven by boardroom rows, Bakrie family debts and tumbling coal prices.

Friday's news of the first major asset sale since the bank's near collapse boosted Northern Rock's volatile shares as much as 10 percent.

Investors are betting these companies will emerge from the pandemic stronger than smaller competitors, with some even viewing their volatile shares as safe havens.

Kingfisher's often- volatile shares closed up 4.7 percent, effectively at their 5 percent daily limit, at 15.60 rupees on Tuesday.

Northern Rock's volatile shares were up 2.8 percent at 0928 GMT at 94p, valuing the bank at just under 400 million pounds.

Monte dei Paschi's volatile shares were up 0.4 percent on Tuesday but the bank has a market value of only around 715 million euros.

Fortescue's volatile shares stood as high as A$13.15 in June, before falling to a low for the year of A$1.16 on November 20.