Crocodile
- 15 Jan 2004 21:05
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US: Despite Strong earnings from IBM and a mega merger in the
bank industry the stock market was flat near the close, with investors
showing some disappointment about the broad tech sector's earnings and
forecasts.
Boots reported Christmas sales in line with expectations and promised to lower more prices and extend opening hours in its battle with the
grocers. Like-for-like sales at its core chemist chain were up 4.1 percent which was in line with the range of analysts' forecasts of 2.0-5.9 percent but above the consensus.
Peacock
low-cost clothes retailer said its performance in the third quarter meant it expected to meet forecasts for its financial year to end-March. Like-for-like sales fell by 0.3 percent in the 13 weeks to December 27, but grew by 4.8 percent in the 39 weeks to December
27
Geest said annual operating profit would be in line with expectations as it increased prices to help offset higher raw material costs. Total sales rose about 12 percent in the year to January 3, with UK sales of fresh prepared foods its key market up about six percent
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Melnibone
- 16 Jan 2004 11:39
- 16 of 36
I agree Testex, as I've said before it's a bit of an oddball.
What I'm saying is the MKS sentiment is negative at the moment,
and if the FTSE turns negative as well then this will compound
the MKS situation.
If it is enough to drive it below the March lows then they
will turn from support to resistance.
With my track record this month though, probably best if you
ignore everthing I say. :-)
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 16 Jan 2004 12:23
- 18 of 36
Small Short GSK
Grrrrr. ;-)
Melnibone.
ThePlayboy
- 16 Jan 2004 12:33
- 20 of 36
look like a pos brk out to the upside on the card for the ftse
Melnibone
- 16 Jan 2004 12:42
- 22 of 36
I hope you're right TP.
I was hoping for a FTSE low to 4380/4400 and then a bounce
higher this week, but seeing as we aren't getting it then
the next best thing would be for the 4450/4460 level to
hold as support at the top of the old trend channel.
(Which would now be the bottom of a possible new channel.)
Melnibone.
ThePlayboy
- 16 Jan 2004 13:35
- 23 of 36
business inv .3 better than exp
ThePlayboy
- 16 Jan 2004 14:20
- 25 of 36
ind prod worse than exp at .2%
Melnibone
- 16 Jan 2004 14:52
- 27 of 36
Good afternoon,
Consumer confidence figures way up causing markets to spike higher.
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 16 Jan 2004 15:44
- 28 of 36
Titter ye not, SHEL will come good again. ;-)
Took a chance that GSK has peaked for today on that last bounce
and sold for a 35p loss.
If I've got my touch back again I'll get them back cheaper.
Wish me luck.
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 16 Jan 2004 15:50
- 29 of 36
Looks like my CMC trading platform has frozen up again.
It's been doing this since last Friday's upgrade.
I hope they sort the bugs out this weekend.
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 16 Jan 2004 17:03
- 30 of 36
It's taken me an hour to get my trading platform back
on line again.
Anyone else been having problems?
Not too bad a day, ended up in profit in the end so maybe
Lady Luck is smiling on me again.
Be interesting to see where the US ends tonight.
With the US closed on Monday, I'm expecting the UK
to open up to match the US close and then range trade.
We shall see.
Melnibone.
ThePlayboy
- 16 Jan 2004 17:37
- 32 of 36
MONDAY FTSE PP (DJ CLOSED)
R2 4514
R1 4501
PP 4479
S1 4465
S2 4443
Close was above Fri r1! 2 day ftse chart targeting 4500, unless a break of uptrend at 4475 to 4460! All about Dj 10600/550 tonight for direction imho!
WEEKLY FTSE PP
R2 4531
R1 4509
PP 4470
S1 4449
S2 4410
For next week if this week has been anything to go by then tricky, volatility down by 40% at least! 3 month uptrend channel lower at 4410 s2/upper 4540 abnove r1, ftse close roughly in the middle, more consolidation next week or was this week the consolidation for a brk? Either target achievable imho for next week, ftse over bought atm so maybe a pullback and rally to the highs, imho a test of 4450 and a touch of at least 4510 for next week!
Have a good weekend!
Melnibone
- 16 Jan 2004 18:31
- 33 of 36
Thanks for the reply little woman.
Mine has been a lot worse than that, this week.
I think Testex said they were having technical
problems yesterday.
Everything just freezes. Nothing will respond.
I've left it for up to 15 Minutes and it still
doesn't come good.
The only way I can get a response is to reboot the computer,
and there's nothing wrong with my computer, everything else
is working perfectly.
I thought, perhaps, that I'd got a faulty update last Friday,
but if that was the case then why would it work perfectly
the rest of the time?
At the moment it's flying along at the speed of light.
Puzzling. If it doesn't sort itself out over the weekend, it
usually does the second week after an update, I'll give them
a call.
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 16 Jan 2004 18:37
- 34 of 36
Aha!
Just read my e-mail.
They are closing from 2100 Hrs tonight to do software maintenance
right through to 2000 Hrs on Sunday.
Melnibone.