Broker tips: Vodafone tipped for Christmas
LONDON (ShareCast) - Mobile giant Vodafone (LSE: VOD.L - news - msgs)
moved ahead after Goldman Sachs turned positive ahead of next week's investor day, offsetting gloom about a delayed launch for its 3G services.

The broker reiterated its "outperform" advice and lifted its earnings per share forecasts for the next few years, citing exchange rate assumptions and increased stock buybacks.

Vodafone also announced that it would launch a range of 10 3G handsets during Christmas across Europe and Japan, although these will not be launched until November.

Analysts had been hoping that the long-awaited launch would occur some time in October.

morning sw,,how`s the dualfual,oil/gas going,,,do you own bhp ,i can see there orange flame from there gas platform,from where i am.my easyjet is a touch down from my bought price,,,,,but happy.

Hi Dave.

Locked in some HNR at +10 this morning, still holding a good wedge of them for when they hit the mother load, but it is nice to run into a good profit, did the same with Tullow earlier in the week at +8, hit it on the rise, now waiting to see which way it goes after the feel good wears off. It does loom like it may go down a bit, so there may be a new buying opportunity.


The flame is burning brightly.

Brown and Jackson seem to have stalled, do you still hold?

Easyjet never seem to make their mind up if things are good or bad!!

Well blow me down, I sold at the right time today, the penny has just dropped with HNR, making a good difference to what I would have got!

I am stil, watching WLW which did not spike in the same way as last year after the interims.

I think others thought the same as me concerning the commentary that accompnaied their results.

They will still figure on my buy list if the price is right, say 42p or less.
(39p is better of course!)

Dave

My final comment before I go for a refreshing walk ion the rain is that I am looking very hard at Morrisons.

They gave a profit warning some months back, and the price dropped, that was the time to buy, but I was locked in elsewhere, with all the store sales to other chains I have a sneaky feeling that they will show a very healthy result having bought the Safeway Chain and sold off assets.

I am looking to buy gain when the price is right, (it probably is now as it seems to stick at it's current level of around 2), worth contemplating as a long imo, I suggest checking dates in this case.

Mega,
Feel it only fair to warn you, I also hold CTM...not a good sign for you I am afraid!

SC,

as luck would have it is my smallest holding by far :-)i believe there was a downgrade on it in the last couple of days :-( i will hang on in at the moment as i have a stoploss in place!!!!oh the joys of trading :-))

hope your well and hitting the markets hard :-)i mainly trade the s&p these days

Mega...

Mega,
Relieved it is small! I pretty much stick to UK stocks for my little mind games, and still trying to learn.
Consequently going through bit of a red patch at the moment, but as the man said, "I'll be back."
Are you getting any joy out of S&P? I assume you must be if you have opted to "specialise" there

SC,

90% of my trading is done on the S&P and yes it is pretty good:-)not as volatile as the DOW and you can trade it 24/5 !!!
I guess you tend to find what suits you best and if it works why change it!!!!!

Mega...

Mega,
Always pleased to hear someone doing well, keep it up !!
I've found where I want to be, now I just need to improve what I do there!

SC

I'm back!

Have I made any more money??

afternoon sw,as for brjk,was looking for another entry today,,,well to be honest been looking all week,,,,,,,but have now gone with ezj again 9k at 1.31.loads of deals going through,,,so we cant all be wrong ???????? .
brjk,still holding 2 lots,,57/60 price wise.seems october is a big month for brown & jackson.

as for morrison the entry price is ok,but i am not to sure myself,,low eps,so who now`s.for me morrison`s is caught between the devil,,,,,,,,,,and the deep blue sea.
mybe when they sort there stores out {safeway} people mite have a better feel for it.i think i would favour a plus side to it.

sainsburys
easyjet
brown & jackson,,,2 holding in these 3.

bt.a
lloyds
mtn
cash
eid
vdy,,all single holdings

ps do like the look of signet!!!!!!

Nice collection, see yo8u have moved about a bit since you last released this info.

I seem stuck in Oil & Gas, it's like a bug that keeps biting me.

I do not like the majors, I had some in BP. for a while but it seemed when Putin sneezed BP. caught the cold. Still may happen if they get funny about their borders and taxes.

Had a bit of JKX which more than made up for it but got out before the dry well.


Still following retail and hold RTO which shows no profit. It's all gone very quiet over there but ex div is next week, maybe something will give then.

A crazy day. Hope you all fared well. Plenty of movement anyway.

Strange that for all the bad press, traders still run to the baccy companies for safety when things get rough. There are some habits hard to kick. :-)

sw,hope you have some joy with that oil/gas,i fancy bhp bil,,,,but not at the current price,,,they all seem at the top end for me.
i am going to give mine 3 months and see what i do,,,,,,,,unless i drop lucky,dave.

evening graystone,and thanks for the info.