The full figures had not arrived by the time we closed yesterday, but Borland International Inc continues its market ascendancy, reporting second quarter pre-tax profits soaring 164.5% to $9.3m on turnover up 108.5% to $52.6m; the company’s share price is pulled in two directions by bullish admirers of the way its Quattro spreadsheet and Paradox database are doing in the market, and bears that worry about the suit from Lotus Development Corp: the bulls won the day yesterday and the shares soared 62 pence to reach 1,065 pence at the close.
