CHESNARA

This has a dreadful chart for last few months.
Didnt know why.
But it appears that USB has disposed of 4.2million over recent period which I think probably accounts for depressed 2 mths.

Strong points are its projected yield of 8.67% .
Peg of .36 and projected Peg of .29
Projected Profit 50% rise.

I have held these from about 98 before disposing of them at about 170 and re-buying some at 169 and 155 and 158 after recent drop on 31/102005 when it dropped probably due to USB sell..
Also bought some CFDs

My guess is that it is going to recover fairly sharply.

BDYOH

Lost count of the times I've missed out on this one rising, think it's rather the large spread that prevents entry.

It has attracted someone who from time to time runs some sort of bot on the bid. The bid flicks around every few seconds.

Buy v sells overall has been healthy for couple of weeks now.

Spread usually closes up shortly after the open. Dealing is generally well within it.

%% what have you been up to?

Not a great deal.

Majoring on seasonal excess..................

Eating up the leftovers from Burns' Nicht the nicht!

http://www.moneyam.com/action/nav/news?epic=CSN

Might be a few available to buy now.

This one's woken up today I see.

Looks like a top up by Standard Life Investments Ltd. late this afternoon.

Interim mangement Statement.

· Increase in EEV to £312.7m (at 31 March 2012) from £294.5m (at year end), predominantly due to positive economic experience and assumption changes of £19.9m, net of tax.

· EEV profit increased to £17.7m (Q1 2011: £6.2m).

· Profit on an IFRS basis before tax for the quarter of £13m (Quarter 1 2011: £3.5m) is underpinned by UK product-based surpluses which remain strong at £10m.

· Solvency ratios remain strong with Group at 201% (31 December 2011: 198%), CA at 213% (31 December 2011: 183%) and Movestic 242% (31 December 2011: 245%).

· Movestic has generated £6m of Embedded Value, with the recovery in Swedish equity markets more than compensating for continuing difficult operating conditions.

· Shareholder equity on EEV basis (pre proposed final dividend payment) at 31 March 2012 £2.72 per share (31 December 2011: £2.56p per share).

· As at 16 May 2012, both UK and Swedish markets have fallen back to levels broadly as at the beginning of the year and hence investment market driven growth in Q1 has reversed.

· Acquisition opportunities continue to be examined.

Half Yearly report

· IFRS profit before tax, excluding exceptional item, for the six months ended 30 June 2012 increased by 145% to £9.3m, (2011: £3.8m)
· Earnings per share (on IFRS basis) of 6.19p, (2011: 2.79p)
· On EEV basis pre-tax profit for the half-year of £20.3m (2011: £0.4m)
· Shareholder equity on EEV basis (pre dividend payment) of £296.3m - £2.58p per share (31 December 2011: £294.5m - £2.56p per share)
· Net cash generation of £12.4m compares favourably to first half of 2011 (£6.7m)
· Capital release of £7m, arising post 30 June, following successful de-authorisation of Save & Prosper companies.
· Group solvency ratio remains, post dividend, stable at 198% (30 June 2011: 198%)
· Countrywide Assured's solvency ratio remains healthy at 213% (30 June 2011: 254%). Movestic's solvency ratio of 277% (30 June 2011: 189%) also remains above target
· 6.1p interim dividend per share declared (2011: 5.95p), an increase of 2.5%
· Board remains confident about future dividend flows
· Search for value adding acquisition opportunities continues

This Company I like.

Stan,

Hello.

So do I.

Only wish I had more of them.

Obviously there have been trading opportunities along the way, but for the last 18 months this stock has been a very poor performer! What's the attraction?

9% + yield!

Henderson sell 25,000 shares http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4439410

Ex dividend on Wednesday 6.1p - these have failed @ £2 twice this year.

Excellent volume here today.

skinny, how do you get the bigger candle stick on chart, when i try only get thin line not like your chart above??

BB - try adjusting the size - the one above is size=700.

Thanks skinny, it not the size that counts........where have i heard that before.... it's the time scale. On 1yr you only get lines, 6mths or less = bigger candles

A reduction by the look of things.. What do you make of it then fans? http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4470430