Hello traders!

First day out of my sick bed so it will take a little while to catch up with what has been happening.

Thanks to Ian and Bullie for keeping things rolling for me and to you all for the good wishes.

US stocks tonight continue to trade in a narrow range near session highs. The Dow was last 61 points ahead, the Nasdaq 6 points up and the S&P500 7.40 to the good....

Back with breaking news in the morning....

Happy trading!

G.

WEL LCOME//////Greystone//WE did miss you///but the rest of your have done a great job///

US stocks extended the previous day's gains following another round of solid earnings reports, respectable economic data and healthy corporate fundamentals.

The Dow amassed a 62 point gain to close at 10,551.94. The Nasdaq ended just 6.29 points ahead at 2,068.70 with the S&P500 8.14 points higher at 1,189.41.

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Pharma Sector News :- Roche FY earnings below consensus, sees 2005 pharma margin flat

Morning all

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RYANAIR UPGRADED TO 'BUY' VS 'NEUTRAL' AT UBS

Morning all.

Morning all,

Just in case your bored try this :-

1. Go to http://mappoint.msn.com/DirectionsFind.aspx
2. In the Start section, select "Norway" from the list box and enter "Haugesund" into the "City" field
3. In the End section, select "Norway" from the list box and enter "Trondheim" into the "City" field
4. Click on "Get Directions" ...

Morning all,

Spaceman - you have all the fun!

Spaceman - How perculiar. Do they not have direct roads in Norway?

Most Norwegians I've met have been on a trip.... ;-)

morning all

Ian T - if youre around can you explain something to me - when a company reports in US $, how are their results translated on the research page. An example is AU. - the figures on the research page say they are in /p but appear as though the figures are $/c - im confused - could you please clarify

Fundamentalist - can you tell me which part of the research page you are referring to?

Ian

Ian

i was looking at EPS and NAV/share but just having rechecked it appears to be all the fundamentals. Also, the shares in issue appears to be too high (last yrs buy backs not taken into account i think)

Fundamentalist,

I will check with our suppliers and come back to you when I have an answer.

Thanks

Ian