Hello traders!

A nervous session in the US tonight.

The Dow industrials fell 8.88 points to 11,419.89. The Nasdaq Composite was down 9.39 points at 2,229.13 while the S&P500 dropped 2.42 points to 1,292.08.

All to play for in the morning....

G.

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng closed the morning up 92.86 points at 16,485.97, while the Nikkei recently up 93.77 points at 16,252.19.

New York's main oil contract, light sweet crude for June delivery, was 19 cents higher at $69.72 after closing at $69.53 in US trading overnight.

Don't forget ex-ds today.............

Happy trading!

G.

Morning all.

Good morning all
A good bounce for the mines stocks and some oils aswell

AEX 37.75p +1.75p
GGG 18.125p + 1.625p
AFR 69.75p +3.75p
SDS 4p +0.50p

Selected earlier
"UPS"(Added by Master RSI on Wed 17 May 11:13 am)
Ofex:CDE 12 - 13.50p

Had the retracement after not able to break previous highs, is now bouncing back as news of the move to AIM is getting closer, by then will have acquired the entire share capital of Pechora Energy that holds the licence for oil and gas production at Komi Republic in Russia.

Midday Market Summary

"UPS" (Added by Master RSI on Wed 17 May 12:48 pm)

GTL - Mid 3.025p
Reason - Good buying today and able to do it just above middle price 3.035p, Indicators now at oversold after the retracement. Construction work on its new ethanol US plant is on track the potential expansion of that site to 100 million gallons is being investigated

SDS 4 - 4.25p +0.75p

the bounce is on

       LUNCH TIME FUN


David Blunkett on the spot (home office state of affairs after leaving)

Markets certanly well down now, but there are blues around

SVE 22.5 - 24p +1p
just move up on the bid

Is a holder of large stakes on ofex CDE and SDS, good risers today

End-of-day Market Summary

           JOKE OF THE DAY

THE MALE; Translated:

"I'M GOING FISHING."
"I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and stand by a stream
with a stick in my hand, while the fish swim by in complete safety."

"IT'S A GUY THING."
"There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have
no chance at all of making it logical."

"CAN I HELP WITH DINNER?"
"Why isn't it already on the table?"

"UH HUH.", "SURE, HONEY.", OR "YES, DEAR."
Absolutely nothing. It's a conditioned response.

"IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN."
"I have no idea how it works."

"I WAS LISTENING TO YOU. IT'S JUST THAT I HAVE THINGS ON MY MIND."
"I was wondering if that redhead over there is wearing a bra


"TAKE A BREAK HONEY, YOU'RE WORKING TOO HARD."
"I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."

"THAT'S INTERESTING, DEAR."
"Are you still talking?"

"YOU KNOW HOW BAD MY MEMORY IS."
"I remember the theme song to 'F Troop', the address of the first girl
I ever kissed, and the vehicle identification numbers of every car
I've ever owned, but I forgot your birthday."

"I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU, AND GOT YOU THESE ROSES."
"The girl selling them on the corner was a real babe."

"OH, DON'T FUSS, I JUST CUT MYSELF. IT'S NO BIG DEAL."
"I have actually severed a limb, but will bleed to death before I admit that
I'm hurt." (Opposite effect for small graze)

"HEY, I'VE GOT MY REASONS FOR WHAT I'M DOING."
"And I sure hope I think of some pretty soon."

"I CAN'T FIND IT."
"It didn't fall into my outstretched hands, so I'm completely clueless."

"WHAT DID I DO THIS TIME?"
"What did you catch me at?"

"I HEARD YOU."
"I haven't the foggiest clue what you just said, and am hoping desperately
that I can fake it well enough so that you don't spend the next 3 days yelling at me."

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"YOU LOOK TERRIFIC."
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"I'M NOT LOST. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE."
"No one will ever see us alive again."

"WE SHARE THE HOUSEWORK."
"I make the messes; she cleans them up