Today they have fallen 22% to a new low of 223p ..are they another Marconi..?



The chart looks like one long suicide note.

If the short sellers weren't locked out it would be like Mad Max 3 out there !!!! The Country is on its arse - along with a few others ! Its mental, and there seems like there is nothing thats going to change it - think we better declare war on North Korea or Russia to get us out of this mess.

anyone think i am mad buying HBOS at 122p?

not at all ..... LLOY is currently 222, so even if the conversion is dropped to 0.6 = 133 for HBOS

Not in the long term - but short term flip a coin!!

Cynic - Dont say such things!!!!! My streamings gone down now - I'm off to bed !!

and you can now buy HBOS for 116.5 while LLOY is still 222!

Lost £2500 on this one since Monday - and cant see the bottom of this one. Bottom drawer job and forget about them !! that burger van seems a good option at the minute !!

Looks like she's going below the pound barrier !!! So where now ...............

Bought more HBOS at 106p...discount...ready for a bounce

same thing probably attached at the hip by now. Likely that HBOS that is making it necessary. Lloyds may have good hand to play since it was the Government that pushed HBOS towards Lloy. Chancellor meeting BOE and FSA at 5 pm.

have also bought a few more at this level ..... confess i am very puzzled by the melodramatic fall, when it is not even HBOS who are even alleged, let alone actually asking for gov't cash

only answer might be if LLOY are pulling out of the deal altogether, for LLOY is now at 234.5

Going sub 100

wait for 99p .

Cynic is pushing up the price now 102

I agree UK Gov. won't let another bank fail - it would be more than their voters will allow.

However, if LLOY does not complete the takeover, I suspect HBOS will fade away, unless the Markets/Housing recovery pretty soon.(-they won't!).

What logic there is for LLOY . . . I don't know . . . .

I think I'm correct in saying, it's the ex-Mutual Banks that have failed - in other words their Execs were in it for the ride . . . .with no concern for the future, ( so it appears).

Oi scotty .... how do you explain the price fall as shorting has now been banned.

Maybe it just sh*te like MDX .

What price wednesday ?

confess i am totally bewildered by HBOS sp collapse, especially as LLOY closed at 231 ...... there is vague talk about gov't taking a stake in (all?) banks, but as the gov't also openly brokered the LLOY / HBOS deal, they would look even more foolish than they already do (hard to believe i know), if they just allowed it and/or HBOS to die.

finally, as HBOS is a very high profile bank, as opposed to a building soc, the gov't really cannot allow it to collapse.

Hope it rises Wed for you Cynic.

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