SLOUGH ESTATES VIEWS 1987 PROSPECTS CONFIDENTLY
  Slough Estates Plc &lt;SLOU.L> said it
  views the prospects during 1987 with confidence.
      In a statement accompanying its 1986 results, it reported a
  rise of over 10 mln stg in 1986 pretax profit to 49.6 mln stg
  and said there are signs that the existing threat of excess
  supply may be lessened in 1987. There has also been a return of
  interest in industrial investment.
      An external appraisal of the group's investment properties
  was carried out last year which found their gross value to be
  851.3 mln stg as at Dec 31.
  

