Would anyone know why there has been such a large number of shares sold and no buying? Is there something we are not aware of?

Stan, that's a bit out of date...Costain are paying the interim divi tomorrow.

Looking quite bullish (in a toppy market?).

Costain, one of the UK's leading tier one engineering solutions providers, announces that it has appointed Liberum Capital Limited as its Joint Corporate Broker, alongside Investec Bank plc, with immediate effect.

Trading Update

400p target ?..perhaps...

This is quickly becoming an impressive company to invest in.....the chart looks good...I reckon my previous post is on the cards...

This is pointing to a chart breakout....

Looks good doesn't it ?...

not for 400 it doesn't!

500 perhaps ?.....

Oh..well...it hasn't taken off this morning...back to ramping school RF....

This is not going according to plan.....damn....good divi news with a fund raising at a low price = sp dive........grrrrrr....

Borrow money from the shareholders...so that they can pay the shareholders a bigger divi...with the shareholders own money. I wouldn't fall for that one! Luckily I sold out at around 300p. not going back in even after this drop.

To me it's a great little company...but the fundraising is at far too low a price.....and why ?....for a takeover of some kind possibly.....I'll be staying put and might do the open offer......here lies the danger of spreads and cfds (don't have any).....43p drop....and yet : yesterday you'd be sitting pretty.....I'll be patient and stay with my shares...

50p plus drop.....far too low this fundraising...I had some sort of feeling with this stock...something was going to happen....

RF - genuinely sorry to hear of your pain old chap, though i do confess to a wry smile, for obvious reasons

btw, CFDs are really no different from "real" shares, for there are no time constraints, unlike s/b, though if your rash with your gearing, it can be very painful if things go wrong - i'm the expert at that :-)

cynic - there are no time constraints with S/B - I have some that have been open since last April.

really? .... thanks for that info; i always though they were akin to old-fashioned traded options with the possibility to extend the expiry date

Just in shares...small percentage of my isa 6%....no cfds ...still the same....did not expect the drop...in fact I might pick up more when this settles...