Never mind, no one trust SM any more for some time now.........

SHARES MAGAZINE

Plays:

Buy Sutton Harbour Group at 56p
Robert Walters a gamble on unemployment data

Update:
Take profits in Go-Ahead Group and Prosperity Minerals

Five rock solid stocks:

Connaught -- Royal Dutch Shell -- Diageo -- Vodafone -- Severn Trent

Banking Sector:

Hold Standard Chartered
Sell Royal Bank of Scotland
Sell Lloyds

OK HOW DO YOU DO THAT. RE SMALL CHART.LOVE YOU.

XSTEFFX

re - OK HOW DO YOU DO THAT.

you can cut off the LOVE

Once you click at charts ( top page) , at the top it gives you the options, like EPIC, Range and size, is there were you can scroll to smaller one than 700 ( is the one you post ) to 360 smallest or 460 next in size ..........

Stock Symbol: Epic Search

Range: 1 Day to 10 Years

Size: 360 460 520 620 700 780 900 1000 1260 1580
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anymore imfo needed just ask

XSTEFFX

some advise also about you post with the CAPS on

most posters would apreciate if you do not use them as it is eassier to read without them

its always the worst performer - I'm out tomorrow, RBS and Barc perform much better.

its your choice

i have it as a long term on the Portfolio, If you have a better share then you know what to do,
its a question of choosing shares that will performe, now depends on you startegy, short term or long term, and howmany shares are you able to accommodate in your Portfolio, if you have one or is that you only have LLOY

What are you going to spend your 6p/share profit on,nord. I'm waiting to double up on the 38.75p I bought earlier.......lol

On tomorrow's TELEGRAPH

Market Report

Other banks fared well after The Daily Telegraph revealed that UK Financial Investments is considering selling "exchangeable bonds" in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group to recover part of the state's 70bn investment. RBS perked up 1.8 to 39.7 and Lloyds rose 1.7 to 66.7p

Balerboy - 10% profit is better than a poke in the eye with a stick old chum, 500 a decent return in a few days in my book. And to buy the ones you bought at 38.75 you must have been holding some already - which will probably have cost you at least a 1 before the offer was released, which brought down the price to 76p the day after you bought (min loss 24%) I think with mine being money in the Bank ( pardon the pun) is a better position than you find yourself in. While your waiting for the price to rise, i'll wait for another buying opportunity and get myself 500 of free shares while your sweating to see if you can afford next month's payment on the Combine Harvester...........lol

Mrsi -

Portfolio split over a number of sectors.
Hawk is my gambling share - performing excellently at the minute.

Nord, nearly all true, unfortunately have held lloyds toooo long and as you say am waiting to get back my investment. As for the combine harvester....... all paid for!!

A better day already 68+1.30p and the FTSE only hovering around yesterday's close

For those that they like to compare the banking movement, LLOY and RBS pretty strong from the start BARC down

Have "nordcaperen" make up his mind, what to do?

nordcaperen

re - And to buy the ones you bought at 38.75 you must have been holding some already - which will probably have cost you at least a 1 before the offer was released

It was a "Balerboy" question & already explained, but it did not have to be that way, as it could have bought at any price between 40p and 60p, as this is my case and still able to get the Placing at 38.43p

EARLY LONDON MARKETS

US investment manager BlackRock has agreed to acquire Barclays Global Investors in a $13.5bn cash and shares deal. Under the deal, Barclays will take a 20% stake in BlackRock. The news was long anticipated. Barclays shares slipped 4.75p at 299.75p in response.

Other banks fared better, with Royal Bank of Scotland ahead 1.7p at 41.4p and Lloyds up 1.2p at 67.9p.

Just to say, a lot of movement side ways during the day, but looking into the weekly chart you will see a UPTREND on the form of a ladder since the famous 60p was reached, you can not ask for anything better.

...................... Intraday Chart ......................................................... 5 days ............

I THINK IT COULD GO TO 80p to 100, BUT STILL TRAIDING SIDE WAY. THE STEP TO PAY THE MONEY BACK WAS VERY GOOD ,THIS IS A GOOD BANK AND IN A FEW MONTHS THIS BANK COULD GO 150-200,THE TIME IS NOW TO GET A GOOD PROFIT

Easily 1 by year end on back of stronger sentiment, asset sales/divestment, cost savings (mostly job losses/Branch closures) & prospect of Divs next year. I'm buying in again Monday (earliest I can get new cash available) to add to the zillions already held. Good luck !!

richard70, your shouting at us.......take caps lock off.
Hope you and smarty are right..:))

I have no doubt it will go back above the 1 barrier eventually, but money to be made elsewhere while your waiting months. Long term its an excellent punt but so are the majority of Large Caps out there at the minute. Keep picking off 10% profits each week is nice though, you might trade different to me but I do like to take a few quid profit every couple of weeks.

nordcaperen, 520% profit this year 'eh. Hope u make it; somehow I doubt it - but good luck anyway. Tuck away Lloyds for the long term, and manage a smaller proportion of your portfolio more actively. I do, and my "fun" portfolio keeps me on my toes but I do have to work hard to see decent overall returns. Sometimes its better to just tuck away the decent ones for a rainy day to avoid the day to day stress, dealing costs &, of course, the one holding that fails to perform and eats away the profits from your other holdings. Incidentally, 1 by year end equates to a rise of 34% in just 6 months - I reckon we are on a winner here. Trust me, I'm a Banker. lol