In the UK After trading in negative territory for most of the day, the FTSE 100 managed to close higher, with strong gains by the banking sector helping to counter a weak morning by Wall Street as terror fears unsettled US investors.

By the close, the FTSE 100 index was up 2.6 points at 4,415.7, while the broader indices remained weaker.

Volume was light, with 2.18 bln shares changing hands in 183,946 deals.

In the US the early jitters about the latest terror warnings were soon dispelled and the Markets climbed for most of the day. The DOW recorded a 5-day winning run closing up 39.45 at 10179.16 - the S&P closed up 4.9 at 1106.62 the NASDAQ closing up 4.73 at 1892.09

Strange how this latest terror warning came out just after Kerry had had a lot of exposure in the news.

Good Hunting
Cynical of Oxon

Morning all. 10am and I'm dripping already. Have a good day everyone.
regards

Morning all

Morning all

Morning all

Morning punteros!

Looks like terror info is by and large quite old.
http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=407737

DATA - appears to be on track for the year. Been on my long watchlist during recent pullback.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700014960B.html

DTC - interesting update, particularly their note about video-on-demand.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/20040803070000P916C.html

BBC - interims on track, but increased borrowings to fund enlarged land bank. Hmm.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700045136B.html

QTA - still on the comeback trail.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700045243B.html

CEC - a recent rampers target from memory! ;-) Acquiring.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700045249B.html

PDX - marketing update.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700055270B.html

HYNS - seem to have made targets. Big divi rise!
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700055274B.html

RYA - a bit of both.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700075284B.html

MOSB - pre-close update looks good.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700085286B.html

CSW - first profit ever!
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700095288B.html

XPP - well ahead of FY expectations at halfway.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700105291B.html

ITL - been range trading for months. This might move it once more.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700305367B.html

AIE - disposal for cash!
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030704215368B.html

UNIQ - disposal nets 19m when it was on the books for 10m?!
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700115301B.html

NSR - has been a dog of late. This update shows why. Big down move?
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408030700135312B.html

That's it for now as having big trouble accessing further news for some reason.

Now what have I got? Longs on AQP, ASC, DVO, HTG, MNA, MRS, short PLM.

Have a good day.

mornin all

Morning all,

Swing traders got their short signal yesterday, on the UKX and the NDX,
so if they are purists they should now have open, or are opening, short
positions.

I wonder if it will be a false signal again near the range bottom?
Me? I'll wait for confirmation and miss the first part of the profit
if it's real.

Back to flooring and scalping.
Got to pull up 3 rows of laid flooring to get to one of the boards
that has cracked its groove and started squeaking. Bu**er!!

Catch you later.

Melnibone.

Melnibone
and I always thought that laying this flooring was an easy solution, must have a rethink on this :-)
better luck with your trades!!
opto

afternoon all:
Wonder what spiders web they are going to weave today in the Ym.
Not many posters on lately -probably because the markets are so thin

So far today >

Longed a few more AQP.
Lobbed PLM -6
Lobbed MNA +23
Longed a bit of PLR
Longed TFC.

So far today >

Took up 60ft of flooring, re-jigsawed and replaced broken board.
Re-layed the 60ft of flooring and back to where I was yesterday.

Melnibone.

Groundhog day!

;-)

Weel done Melnibone - keep at it. I had thought of buying into Floors2Go - glad I didn't if floor laying is this much hassle :-)