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Morning all. Should be an interesting opening.
regards

Morning All:
I wonder Whats in Store today:
Red Sea
Dead Sea,
Or A Dead Cat Bounce!!

Morning all.

Last day of a turbulent week!

WRN - AGM statement confirms they're not in good shape. FD gone.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700006732B.html

IRE - property sale realises better than booked value.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700046961B.html

ROS - Seven Heads gas filed update gives nothing new.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700056977B.html

EZJ - sticking to its guns on targets.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700066980B.html

FUL - profit warning - "the outcome for the current
year to August 2004 is expected to be significantly below market expectations". Shre price was already at an all time low.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700066978B.html

OMH - agreement opens verterinarian market to technology. "The impact upon the next financial year should be significant". Might fly!!
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700086991B.html
Results - http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700086992B.html

HNT - another acquisition.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700086995B.html

GRG - another food lot doing well.
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700096997B.html

DTY - This has got to be quote of the year! "We have achieved an excellent set of results, despite the death rate for the period being down 3.6% on the same period last year". Big business, death!
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700107000B.html

GGI - nice bid premium! Any holders?
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700127002B.html

BB. - doing well, but when did that ever matter? ;-)
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700157008B.html

KUJ - not sure these numbers will help it any!
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700187011B.html

CNM - wonder if this news will signal a break out!
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200408060700237028B.html

Currently long AQP, DVO, HTG, MPH, MRS and PCI.

Have a good Friday!

Morning all.....good Friday?!

Morning all.

Profit taken on PRE will look to go back in once the good news has worn out it's welcome!

Would buy more SEY, but probably got enough just now.

Holding OMH. May be a long termer but it will go places imho.

Squirrelled away TTH some while back, short term long term upward trend. They are buying more Bingo Clubs and looking for more. Straight money in with minimal overheads. I should knbow, my missus does it, :-(

Watching:-

WLW for 41p or less(Preferably 40p)

BB. 2.50p or less(Some hopes!)

RTO 1.40p or less, (Never know)

PLR 1.20p or thereabouts

BARC if the price drops through the floor

WLF may have settled at just under 2.00p, worth a punt on a RED DAY.

High oil prices, higher inflation, higher interest rates, massive trade deficeits, is there any good news?

jj - LOL!

Lobbed PCI, MPH, gone long OMH on that handy pullback.

Hi Big Al. It was intended to read as "good friday" with a capital G and F!
OMH has been good to me.

repeat....hic...
regards

I knew BARC could'nt keep my new A/C under wraps for long.
regards

Morning all.
Could anyone explain to me the significance of VOD selling put options on its shares to Deutsche Bank and what benefit there could be to VOD? Seems to have been taken poorly by the market this AM
Thanks in advance
opto

Teletigger - try opening an account somewhere else! Certainly nice gain on BARC with bid rumour. Pity ASC dropping though as it performed so well - it used to make my day!

jj - the g and F were deliberate. You were the only one to spot it! ;-))

LLOY up ridiculously - is this on the back of the BARc speculation?
(Sorry...Good Morning All!)

Looks like a long wait for my bank buy-in prices.

Well what a day. Hope you all came through it relatively unscathed or even up if your shorts came good.
Sunday thread dependent on when the site comes back on line
M

Busy day, busy week.

Not sure what I've ended up with so we'll figure that one out tomorrow. ;-))

Have a good weekend all.