London shares - midmorning features

FTSE 100 risers
J Sainsbury 265-3/4 up 8
Bid speculation intensifies in weekend press
Smith & Nephew 472-1/2 up 10
Brokers positive ahead of Q3 results Nov 4
Antofagsta 1017 up 9
Rebound after sector falls last week; metal prices firm
BHP Billiton 564 up 10-1/2
Rebound after sector falls last week; metal prices firm
Anglo American 1215 up 21
Rebound after sector falls last week; metal prices firm
BP 535-1/2 up 8
Oil price rises
Xstrata 857 up 12
Rebound after sector falls last week; metal prices firm
Reckitt Benckiser 1,513 down 19
Good results from US peer P&G last week
Rio Tinto 1,442 up 18
Merrill says 'buy on dip'
Cable & Wireless
Ahead of results next week; KPN figures beat expectations
mmo2 106-1/2 up 1-1/4
KPN figures beat expectations

FTSE 100 fallers
Hays 118-1/4 down 10-1/2
Demerges mail ops
Abbey National 629 down 3
Poor mortgage figures last week; ahead of MPC meeting
Northern Rocks 741 down 1/2
Poor mortgage figures last week; ahead of MPC meeting
BAA 573 down 1/2
Ahead of interims tomorrow


FTSE 250 risers
Grainger Trust 1,620 up 28
Rebound after falls last week; Ahead of results
Lastminute.Com 113-1/4 up 1-3/4
In deal with InterContinental Hotels
Carphone Warehouse 168-3/4 up 2-1/4
Ahead of results Wednesday
Wood Group 145-1/4 up 1-3/4
Oil price rises

FTSE 250 fallers
Marconi 518-1/2 down 11-1/2
COO to resign with over 4 mln stg in compensation
Kidde 166-1/4 down 1-3/4
Awaits bid developments
Wilson Bowden 957 down 21
Housing market concerns
Westbury 374-1/2 down 4-1/2
Housing market concerns

Other risers
Charteris 29 up 3
Buys Cedalion for 3 mln stg
Johnston Group 432-1/2 up 32-1/2
Ennstone offer unconditional
Finsbury Food 42-1/2 up 3
"one to keep in the larder" - Questor
SP Holdings 16-1/2 up 1
Rangers contract win
Clipper Ventures 20 up 1
Buys WPP unit Global Sportnet
Aquarius Platinum 257 up 12-1/2
Rebound

Other fallers
Laura Ashley 13-1/4 down 0-1/4
Negative press comment
Tower 8.0 down 1.0
Profit taking after stake building last week
ZariResources 2.37 down 0.13
Profit taking

London shares - midafternoon features

FTSE 100 risers
J Sainsbury 265 up 7-1/4
Bid speculation intensifies in weekend press
BHP Billiton 567-1/2 up 14
Rebound after sector falls last week; metal prices firm
Anglo American 1220 up 26
Rebound after sector falls last week; metal prices firm
Smith & Nephew 470 up 7-1/2
Brokers positive ahead of Q3 results Nov 4
Antofagsta 1027 up 19
Rebound after sector falls last week; metal prices firm
BP 537-1/2 up 10
Oil price rises
BAE Systems 242 up 3-3/4
Set to win 900 mln eur Dutch armoured vehicle order
Xstrata 858 up 13
Rebound after sector falls last week; metal prices firm
Rio Tinto 1,436 up 20
Merrill says 'buy on dip'

FTSE 100 fallers
Hays 119-1/4 down 9-1/2
Demerges mail unit DX; says specialist recruitment unit trading in line
Abbey National 627 down 5
Poor mortgage figures last week; ahead of MPC meeting
British Airways 212-1/2 down 2-1/4
Oil price rising again

FTSE 250 risers
ICAP 242-1/4 up 8-1/4
Says electronic broking volumes reached record levels in Q3
ARM Holdings 99-1/2 up 2-1/2
Upbeat SIA data points to strong cellphone sales
Grainger Trust 1,620 up 28
Rebound after falls last week; Ahead of results
Balfour Beatty 276-1/4 up 5
Housebuilders recover amid rate freeze hopes
Redrow 336-1/4 up 7
Housebuilders recover amid rate freeze hopes
Wood Group 145-3/4 up 2-1/4
Oil price rises

FTSE 250 fallers
Marconi 517 down 13
COO to resign with over 4 mln stg in compensation
JD Wetherspoon 227-1/2 down 5-3/4
Downbeat first quarter trading statement, Dresdner Kleinwort cut ests.
Luminar 445-1/4 down 9-3/4
Cautious trading statement from JD Wetherspoon
Kidde 166-1/4 down 1-3/4
Awaits bid developments
Wilson Bowden 959 down 19
Housing market concerns

Other risers
Ofex Holdings 7 up 1-1/4
Shareholders approve EGM resolutions relevant to share placing
Charteris 29 up 3
Buys Cedalion for 3 mln stg
Cheerful Scout 0.75 up 0.10
Upbeat first quarter trading statement
Johnston Group 432-1/2 up 32-1/2
Ennstone offer unconditional
Finsbury Food 43-1/2 up 4
"one to keep in the larder" - Questor
SP Holdings 16 up 0-1/2
Rangers contract win
Clipper Ventures 19-3/4 up 0-3/4
Buys WPP unit Global Sportnet

Other fallers
Razorback 16-1/2 don 3
Posts pretax loss, requires additional funding
Laura Ashley 13-1/4 down 0-1/4
Negative press comment
ZariResources 2.25 down 0.25
Profit taking
Tower 8.25 down 0.75
Profit taking after stake building last week
Ennstone 35 down 0-1/2
Offer for Johnston unconditional

Have closed all my MNA for +3, +8, +148, +161.

I think that's known as a result! ;-)) It must be about 3 months since I haven't held any at all.

Closed GWP +16 earlier in the day.

Sounds like a good day Big Al! :)

Taking a few profits ahead of US, G, and looking closely at some longer term charts on MNA.

A 'few' profits.... ;)

Sounds like you did rather well!

Had the big gains a couple of months. It's done me very well. ;-)