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

All we need now is for the yanks to pull the rabbit out of the hat and deliver a budget / debt settlement and these will be at 210 before you can blink.

Harry - have you bought back in? I've bought @188 also got filled on some VOD @164 - time will tell.

Yes, bought a hefty slice at 198p. Was worried about being out before divi, so took the plunge. Sadly a liitle early! But this hasn't been nearly as badly hit as many other more speculative stocks.

the weekly bar or candle chart might be worth taking a look at for those interested in such things. its only developing and not yet complete or confirmed .just my opinion and please be sure to do your own research and draw your own conclusions.
good luck and regards
jkd

StockMarketWire.com
BT will be the company most affected by Ofcom's decision that rollover contracts, which tie landline and broadband customers into repeated minimum contract periods unless they opt out, will be banned from December this year.

The contracts, also known as Automatically Renewable Contracts (ARCs), roll forward to a new minimum contract period - with penalties for leaving - unless the customer actively opts out of the renewal. The ban will apply to ARCs for landline and broadband services sold to residential and small business customers.

BT is the largest communications provider currently offering these contracts and Ofcom estimates that approximately 15% of UK residential consumers are on rollover contracts. Other residential providers include Adept Telecom, Axis Telecom, Eze Talk and iTalk, while TalkTalk Business, Titan Telecoms, and Optimum Calls offer ARCs to business users.

RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND HALF YEAR

Summarised:

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BT increased cash flow, profits and underlying revenue in the three months to the end of September.

BT said this progress had been supplemented with positive operational performances in most of its businesses and it achieved a market leading 63% share of broadband net additions and another quarter of growth in fixed lines.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose by 3% to 1,495m for the quarter and by 3% to 2,931m for the first six months.

Adjusted pre-tax profits were up 15% in the quarter at 570m and by 17% in the first half to 1,103m.

The interim dividend is up 8% at 2.6p.

CEO Ian Livingston said: ""We expect to continue to offset the economic headwinds through improved customer service and processes, better efficiency, and investment in the future of the business.

"This strategy and our financial results allow us to invest when others are merely talking about it.

"We are accelerating our fibre roll-out programme to cover two-thirds of the UK by the end of 2014 - one year earlier than planned and creating 520 new jobs.

"With the already announced government support, we believe there is the potential for fibre-based services to reach more than 90% of the UK within a few years thereafter.

"We are also investing across the world and have announced a programme to double our business in key Latin American countries in addition to our expansion in the Asia Pacific region announced last year."

Ex-divi date 28th Dec '11 (2.6p)

Its looking like the gap @195 may be filled today.

Thoughts on this skinny? Looks like a rise on no news and seems like just a New Year bounce.

Yes Harry - I've been watching it today. I'm undecided as whether to sell if it breaks £2 or not - the dividend is also included (ex divi 28th dec)

6m shares traded today so far & sp steady, but very reluctant to nudge over the 200p level. Am selling at c205p if I can.

Harry - I'm looking @202 but may revise in the morning.

Harry - just for info - HL have the sell/buy ratio on BT by lunchtime today at 96.43% / 3.57%. So I guess a lot of private investors have been waiting for 2 quid.

Once again testing 200p. Presumably if it tries & fails for a third time, sell would be the order of the day?

Through 200 & holding, so far.

Oriel have a target of 250p.

Just shy of 202p. I may well up the limit sell as its closed above £2.

Looking at 204? Still holding....

Nomura upgrades BT Group from reduce to buy, target price raised from 182p to 285p

That's quite a target Dil! New 12 month high today.