Crocodile
- 16 May 2004 11:03
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Stocks tumbled all over the world following the
assassination of the head of the governing council in Iraq, political unrest in
India and another rise in oil prices
Celltech Group,
Belgian USB drugmaker has agreed to buy the company for 1.53 billion pounds,
550-pence-per share in cash a 27.8 percent premium to last nights closing price
BAA airports operator reported an inline
4.9 percent rise in annual profit to 616 million pounds following a record
number of passengers through its seven UK airports.
MmO2 achieved market forecasts with a 59
percent rise in full-year core earnings and a maiden pre-tax profit, and said it
was reviewing a payout policy for November.
Land Securities Europe's largest property
investor reported a rise in net asset value, at the top of forecasts, and said
it saw market conditions improving for London offices. Annual profit rose 16.7
percent to 373.1 million pounds , up from 319.6 million pounds. (Regus?)
LogicaCMG said
it expected first half revenue to be around ten percent lower at its Wireless
Networks unit, which would book a loss for the period.
Yell Group telephone directory publisher,
said its full year net loss widened to 51.1 million pounds due to costs related
to its initial public offering, as turnover rose 6.5 percent to 1.19 billion
pounds
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Europe & World (GMT) |
Abacus
Group (I), Care (I), Countryside Properties (I), Enterprise Inns (I), SCS
Upholstery (I), BAA (F), Business Post (F), Land Securities (F), Luminar
(F), mm02 (F), Yell Group (F), Corin Group (AGM), DataCash (AGM), Fitzhardinge
(AGM), Glanbia (AGM)
April CPI (08:30)
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Deere and Co, Hewlett-Packard Co
AutoDesk, TJX Companies
Home Depot, JC Penney
Staples, Network Appliance Corp
2.30 pm Building Permits
2.30 pm Housing Starts |
IKB Deutsche Industriebank
Medion, Techem
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Melnibone
- 17 May 2004 09:12
- 19 of 45
Morning all,
The bombings have skewed everything. Huge gap open down in
the US at these levels. Shock factor will have worn off by the
the time the US opens.
Agree with Insider trader. We are due a bounce at the least as
Bears take profits and bottom fishers cast their nets. Don't
know how far we bounce.
Should be some good trading opportunities here.
Melnibone.
Insider trader
- 17 May 2004 09:44
- 21 of 45
When there's blood on the streets......when everyone and his dog is shorting, is always the best time to look for...
ThePlayboy
- 17 May 2004 11:42
- 23 of 45
inside trader a good point!
ThePlayboy
- 17 May 2004 12:11
- 25 of 45
when will it be all over LW?thats the Q, no PPT this morning a little worrying!
ThePlayboy
- 17 May 2004 12:45
- 27 of 45
Plunge Protection Team
zarif
- 17 May 2004 12:46
- 28 of 45
Lw: You are quite correct in that its no use trying to "guess the Tops or Bottoms" as it can always keep going lower or higher.As they say "dont try to catch a falling Knife".Much safer to wait for the turn get confirmation than board the bus.
rgds
zarif
david 2000
- 17 May 2004 13:01
- 30 of 45
Hey, TP PPT just arrived on US futs... LOL
amberjane
- 17 May 2004 13:25
- 32 of 45
Afternoon all,
A day to be careful, trading and sunbathing! That suns hot today. Good luck all you shorters!
mpw777
- 17 May 2004 13:58
- 33 of 45
little woman might read page 9 of business section of yesterdays sunday times.
article by andrew smithers 'founder and chairman of smithers who advise leading fund management companies worldwide on asset allocation'.
the sunday times describes ANDREW as being the KING OF THE BEARS.
stockbunny
- 17 May 2004 15:15
- 35 of 45
See the DOW appears to be doing 'the down-hill' today, so not
much chance of the FTSE recovering any ground I suppose today.
Melnibone - charts etc above were great to read and interesting
thanks for posting.
Picked up some Billiton shares this morning (426p) - well the bargain
hunting territory was too good to waste! I'm going to re-name
Mondays to Bargain Day if this carries on as this is two weeks in a
row I have picked up a good buy at the start of the week!
Melnibone
- 17 May 2004 15:31
- 36 of 45
Thanks for the comments.
Dow 9920, S@P 1085, NDX 1400, FTSE 4395 were all supports that
are now proving difficult to overcome as resistance.
Bulls really need to push back above these levels if they want
to initiate some Bear covering and move stuff higher.
Last redoubt, they need to hold and close above 1075 on the S@P
to stop a panic sell off.
Melnibone.
ThePlayboy
- 17 May 2004 16:28
- 37 of 45
nice strength this arvo:)
Melnibone
- 17 May 2004 16:39
- 38 of 45
FTSE just managed to claw itself above the support line
at the finish, thanks, IMHO, to Bear covering and profit
taking.
Don't think it was genuine Bull buying.
As posted this morning, US is closing some of that gap open,
as expected.
Plenty of trading time left in the US to close most of it and then
start dropping again. Should it choose to do so, of course. :-)
Time will tell.
Melnibone.