Crocodile
- 14 Dec 2003 13:53
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US Futures roar ahead on news of Saddam capture
Safeway, Morrison agrees a new three billion pound bid
for rival Safeway to challenge for third position in the supermarket sector.
This works out at 283p a share.
Aggreko which rents out power generators, said its second
half performance had been as expected and it anticipated its full year
performance would meet forecasts. The company also announced further
reorganisation and restructuring of its European and North American
businesses.
Psion said on Monday it expected group financial
results for 2003 to be in line with management's expectations.The firm said
it was generating cash and its net cash position at the end of November
stood at 16.6 million pounds after paying 17.4 million to purchase
additional shares in Symbian.
George Wimpey The UK's biggest housebuilder said on
Monday it expected group results for 2003 at the top end of market
expectations, as it continued to ride a housing market boom in the UK. "We
will enter 2004 with healthy order books although the US market is expected
to be weaker in 2004
Inchcape said it expected profits for the year to be
slightly ahead of current market consensus of 127.7 million pounds
Lloyds TSB The UK's fifth-biggest bank, said on Monday
that full-year trading would be in line with analysts' forecasts. The bank's
asset quality remains good, Lloyds said in a statement.
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Melnibone
- 15 Dec 2003 09:09
- 20 of 61
:-) Thanks for the reply little woman.
Stay positive, life is far more important than boring
old money.
I bet LLOY is bringing a smile to your face this morning.:-))
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 15 Dec 2003 09:30
- 22 of 61
If you take a rough figure as 4 points on the FTSE
for every 1 point on the S@P, then the FTSE is now
on par with the S@P future which is around 1086.
Where we go now will depend on whether the US takes
the considerable gap open as profits, or pushes on
in a Saddam euphoria, ignoring the fact that the economics,
(low interest rates, falling dollar, increasing negative
balance of payments), haven't actually changed.
Edit: Doh! just had to edit this post. I was thinking of
the 10 point rise on the S@P and put 10 points rise for the
FTSE for 1 point rise on the S@P.
Should of course be 4 points rise on the FTSE for 1 on the S@P.
Teach me to wake up and engage brain before posting.
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 15 Dec 2003 09:39
- 24 of 61
Bleeding typical!
MKS and MTN dropping on a good day and the one's
I've been following down, SBRY, waiting to buy
at the bottom of the trend channel are going back
up!
Don't you just love these markets.
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 15 Dec 2003 10:46
- 27 of 61
Is it my connection or has this site suddenly slowed down?
It's just took me 25 minutes to get back and edit an earlier
post where I put the wrong figure in, (4 points rise on the
FTSE for every one on the S@P instead of the 10 points that
I put).
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 15 Dec 2003 11:53
- 28 of 61
I've been posting so much negativity here I thought
I'd redress the balance and find a positive spin for
a change.
The S@P has been bumping up against the 1074 technical
resistance level.
This Saddam bounce has took it 10 points above that, so
with some luck on the Bulls side, this level may now
act as support when it drops back to test it.
This will limit the FTSE in how far it drops if the above
scenario plays out. Haven't got a crystal ball so I'll
wait and see the outcome with you all.
Time to get some stuff done, see you all when the US opens.
All to play for, depends what the US does, as usual.
Melnibone.
ThePlayboy
- 15 Dec 2003 12:24
- 30 of 61
Testex-sorry for late reply have been out xmas shopping more stressfull than mkt! You may be right that may have been a minor correction, but really mkt has gone up in a straight line without any major corrections! I think they may seel the dow later in the day, no real euphoria here, just the people chasing the gap up as usual and panicing when the longs close, no real dip buyers atm either, just catching up on the mkt now!
Fundamentalist
- 15 Dec 2003 13:27
- 34 of 61
LLOY seems to be struggling to stay above 4.20. I'm long, but took profits on half and have left the other half running though with a tight stop. LW - are you holding, if so what target price ?
stockbunny
- 15 Dec 2003 13:37
- 35 of 61
Both BRT and HAS (?) Hays have news announcements today of barclays
increasing their share holding percentage - Are the big financials
putting more money into the stock market currently or is this
just a coincidence? Anyone else found others also getting further
barclays interest??
Aside of that - GO HBOS & LLOY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Melnibone
- 15 Dec 2003 14:58
- 37 of 61
Afternoon,
US is behaving sensibly and is taking back some of the
gap open. If it had carried on zooming up this would have
set it up for an even bigger fall.
This has brought the FTSE back to R1 from this morning's R2.
What would be good for the Bulls was if all the markets took
back the gap open, held on supports and then started to move
back up.
Will be interesting to see what happens if we hit last Fridays
close in US and UK. That will be the critical point for the rest of this
weeks direction in my opinion.
Melnibone
stockbunny
- 15 Dec 2003 15:07
- 38 of 61
I agree L.Woman - LLOY is hard to give up, like you I wont be tempted unless
it really is worth it -475 at least!! HBOS is different, but I am
still looking for way above the current level - like 810p
GAA is being pegged back every time it gains ground, RTR is similiar
and seems to be in for negative territory today.
Good Luck melnibone, Zarif & others playing the Dow!!
stockbunny
- 15 Dec 2003 15:40
- 39 of 61
The FTSE is dropping back..