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US Stocks closed higher following the good results from Cisco and what is expected to be a strong labour market report tomorrow Scottish and Newcastle said its 50 percent owned Baltic Beverages Holding in Eastern Europe, one of its key growth businesses, saw third-quarter sales in euros rise one percent. Cookson Group electronics and ceramics engineering said that activity in its markets improved in Q3 and it made a profit. It expects to meet market expectations for the year. EasyJet said it carried 1.92 million passengers in October, up 17.8 percent from the same month last year and its passenger loadings were 85.5 percent, up from 83.8 percent.

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Looks like the US markets are doing a bit of gap filling
from where the futures left it higher than yesterdays close.
Wonder where it will go from there.

Payroll figures apparently priced into the FTSE this morning,
that's what threw me and put my timing out.

Payroll numbers were good but the make up isn't.
Manufacturing down but service industry(Wal Mart and fast food);-),
up. This what makes them look good.

Can't get a feel at the moment so I'm just watching.

Melnibone

I thought some of my stop losses (for profit) would have kicked in this morning (DXNS, GSK, LLOY & PSN - I thought nice cross section!) but they haven't... Oh well 90 min to go!

US gaps now filled and FTSE back below R2.

Looks like we were right not to buy yet.
I still think that all the good news is priced in
and the Indices are all approaching areas of major
resistance.
Time for care for position trades.

Melnibone

Ahhh love Croc. Junior - I know he's a grandson but I like the name croc junior!
Hope all you chaps and chapesses have a good afternoon and bag some cash somewhere! I don't 'short-term'or day trade as most know, but its interesting watching you lot and maybe at some point I'll move into short-term/day trading.
Its a good learning experience in the meantime, whlist I stick to my medium
term trading habits!!

Hi stockbunny,

Shrewd move, stick with the strategy that you feel comfortable
with and makes you money.

When you boil it down it's all the same. The only difference
is the timespan between your buy and sell. Be it minutes, hours, days,
weeks or years.

Melnibone

Out now - supposed have left 15 min ago. May take a look late tonight when I get back in to see if anyone has posted anything of interest.

Good US trading all those still at it!

Just creamed the dow again for 500 squids.
Seems to be hitting abrick wall around 9891 (say 9000).and goes down like abomber.
All the good results and no hike as expected -then again melnibone you are quite right best to let the markets action tell us what to do rather than pre-empt.
rgds
zarif

Ref BT.A,
I see this was embargoed until the Market Closed. Can't see it being
positive for the share price. Be aware of it if you are thinking of
taking a position in BT.A on Monday if it drops.
Try and correlate any drop in price with any drop in the FTSE.
An excessive drop should be greeted with caution.

OFTEL
07 November 2003

Embargoed - not for publication before 16.30 7 November 2003

53/03

7 November 2003

Oftel decision on certain BT marketing activities

Following an investigation of a complaint from Thus and BVL, and using new
powers under the Communications Act 2003, the Director General of
Telecommunications has ordered BT to stop using information about the transfer
of customers to alternative telecoms suppliers to undertake marketing activity
to dissuade these customers from switching.

Under current arrangements for some types of services, notably carrier
pre-selection, a telecoms company has to notify BT when a customer intends to
switch to its service, so that BT can make the necessary changes to its own
systems to allow the transfer to take place.

Until now, BT has passed this information to its marketing department, which has
then contacted the customer to try and persuade them to stay with BT. Oftel has
today ordered BT to stop carrying out this practice, on the grounds that it is
forbidden under the new EU Access and Interconnection Directive that came into
force in the UK in July 2003.

Melnibone

Interesting