If Bt has bought back 2million 5 thousand shares to day. How come it shows on trades as a sell?

If it goes to 100p mitzy, which I don't think it will, it'll be snapped up.

I'm not really saying it will queen1 but at that price I will buy given that GS are suggesting 215p target..

Indeed.....

Tipped by three of The Four Wise Monkeys including David Stevenson (FT/Investors Chronicle). Website address below.

http://www.4wm.co.uk

IC tipped BA a month back at 250p now 195p.. and JKX at 405p a month ago now 300p.

thats quite good for IC.

Bought some this morning, not held these for quite a while but seeing as they have underperformed the sector and with a decent yield, although that could be pared back, with the possibility of upgrades and the fact that they haven't (to my knowledge) been @ these levels for a long time, I've taken the plunge. Good luck all.
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Actually touched 137p for a while suspect it will be cheaper next week.

Touch 125p this am.

Picked up some more @ 132 and also BP @ 376.
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Well done George I'll wait a bit.

Mitzy, I know co's may well get cheaper still, but what a fantastic opportunity to pick up blue chip shares at knock down prices. I have up to a 3 year view, but I will take profits on the way if / as they arise. Good luck all. Don't be panicked into selling your shares cheaply, they will come back, imo.
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I'm still going to wait for 120p ish how about you G..

Mitzy, I'm sticking with my 2 purchases in BT.A (was in profit y'day) and also my SBRY holding which is showing a small loss, I did take advantage of y'days strength in BP. to sell @ 458p, having bought @ 376P so quite happy. I'm fully loaded really with BT.A so if they did fall to 120p I would not increase my holding in them. Good luck all.
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I 'm in Sains too G in profit just about.

been told by my sister who works for BT that Alcatel are going to bid...not sure if i 've spelt it right,french company

7.10.08 Reuters - Paris "Livingston (BT Group CE) also rejected a report in online technology magazine The Register that claimed BT plans to outsource its Openreach network business to a third party such as EDS or Alcatel-Lucent."
Which implies to me that if a bid were to come from Alcatel, then it would be a hostile one. Livingston admits that margins are below expectations at the moment, but unless the sp falls significantly below current levels, I can't see shareholders agreeing to a takeover.
Ben Verwaayen is the former boss of BT who is now working as the boss of Alcatel, so this may have something to do with it, but there has been a big management shakeup at Alcatel & their share price has gone from 14 to 1.8 & I imagine they are cash strapped at the moment. One possible source of cash is that Alcatel is considering selling it's 20% stake in Thales radar, to Dassault, but it's not confirmed yet.

How much is Openreach worth? A sale might solve BT's pension funding problem.

most of the people in openreach are the bt pension fund also if bt sold openreach what would bt have left ???

I am e employee of BT If bt want to sell there to just solve BT'S pension problem then all BT'S current and past employees should buy BT because net work it self worth lot more then todays value.(bt.a scrape coupper may be worth 4 times then to day bt values)