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Blimey charlie!! ;))

Derwent - as you are clearly a pretty serious player, do you have any view as to why the massive volume?

Not a clue - market makers playing with share price - I have invested for the long term as the company has a diverse portfolio with plenty of upside

share price movement is one thing, and i would not disagree with your view in that respect ..... it was the massive volume that i find exceedingly curious

At least he's in the right place, cynic's 100000 fogl not so good.,.

prick lol! ..... i know i hold some of those for my sins, but <30th!!

:-O

Afren shares dropped as market chatter about the stock subsided. Speculators had been saying that Chinese oil company Sinopec might possible make a move for the group.
http://www.digitallook.com/news/20648724/London_close_Markets_shrug_off_poor_GDP_to_finish_higher.html?&username=&ac=

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As far as all oilers in KRG are concerned,majors will be running the rule over them.So
rife for such bumours like,such as we've just seen?
Not sure about the volume and what that tells us?

Surely that's what's called a sucker's rally. A spurious rumour originating from a supposedly 'reputable source' which is designed to suck in the day traders and speculators? A fast buck for those who are watching their screens and then back to normality. The fact that many financial websites are hosting the story just adds to the hype. Sorry to be a cynic, but I wonder who really benefitted from that 'leak'?

not quite fair ..... i don't think it was ever said to be more than a rumour, and that sort of thing has been around for many many months

I personally thought that the 30 odd mill turnover we had a few days ago was down to the market realising that Afren were slowly derisking. But todays turnover is beyond me. Something must be going on. As per usual us everyday bods not privy.

Afren saw its stock surge 10pc on Wednesday as a bunch of traders who bet on potential takeovers bought the shares and spread rumours that a variety of bidders, including US giant Exxon Mobil and China's Sinopec, were preparing offers for the FTSE 250 company.

The latest company to be named by these traders as a bidder for Afren was mining giant Glencore, up 3.9 to 392.6p.

However, that tale is incorrect, according to people familiar with the matter. "I have never even heard of Afren," claimed one senior Glencore insider. Afren shed 8.3 to 143.1p.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/marketreport/9828001/Afren-falls-as-takeover-talk-scotched.html

Afren saw its stock surge 10pc on Wednesday as a bunch of traders who bet on potential takeovers bought the shares and spread rumours that a variety of bidders, including US giant Exxon Mobil and China's Sinopec, were preparing offers for the FTSE 250 company.

The latest company to be named by these traders as a bidder for Afren was mining giant Glencore, up 3.9 to 392.6p.

However, that tale is incorrect, according to people familiar with the matter. "I have never even heard of Afren," claimed one senior Glencore insider. Afren shed 8.3 to 143.1p.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/marketreport/9828001/Afren-falls-as-takeover-talk-scotched.html

Which proves my point!

clever bu**er ;)

Good volume,almost 11m and a rise of just under 4%?

StockMarketWire.com
JP Morgan Cazenove has reviewed it stance on the UK Exploration & Production sector today highlighting the fact that the sector had underperformed the broader market up to the end of the year. This reappraisal has led the US bank to downgrade a number of stocks in its coverage including SOCO International (LON:SIA) , Serica Energy (LON:SQZ), Genel Energy (LON:GENL) and Afren (LON:AFR) which have all been downgraded to "neutral" from "overweight". The City broker cut its price targets across the board reflecting its downbeat near-term outlook, which included: SOCO International - reduced to 418p (from 420p), Serica Energy - reduced to 47p (from 50p), Genel Energy reduced to 940p (from 1,060p) and Afren reduced to 195p (from 210p) In a note issued to clients today, analyst James Thompson said: "On a more structural theme, we see the relatively easy access to acreage that E&P companies have enjoyed for a decade coming to an end as big oil steps up the hunt for resources. Near term, we lower our exposure to political risk, particularly in the MENA region, and instead turn our focus to the exploration story that remains the sector's lifeblood."

HSBC ups target price from £1.90 to £2.00