It is offering twice what Thomson's shares were worth before they were driven up by bid speculation, and double the average price multiple for the travel sector.

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Companies on the Novo Mercado and level 2 are trading at nearly double the price of the rest as a multiple of expected 2006 earnings, says Mr Souza, although this partly reflects the sectors these companies are in.

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