Crocodile
- 17 Dec 2003 21:33
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U.S. stocks ended the session little changed with the Dow up
15.70, S&P up 1.35 and the Nasdaq down 2.96
National Express coach and rail firm said trading for
the year to was in line with market expectations, as customer numbers grew
at its UK trains division.and it was comfortable with full-year forecasts of
100 million pounds profits
United Business Media publishing, broadcasting and
market research company said that second half revenues should be ahead of
last year, despite the weakness of the U.S. dollar. Trading conditions in
the U.S. had improved and there has been a greater than expected recovery in
Asia. It also said it was buying Eurisko, a market research company in
Italy, for 33 million euros.Britannic Group said it was on track to resume dividend payments of
10 pence per share to shareholders and annual bonuses for most of its
with-profits policyholders following extensive restructuring. It has also
paid back 50 million in bank borrowings.
Redrow housebuilder said it expected to raise its
annual dividend by at least 20 percent this financial year and maintain
similar growth next year, buoyed by strong housing sales.
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Carnival (Q4)National Express (Trading Statement)
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Advanced Technology bonissue of warrants ex date
09.30 Nov PSNCR, 7bn exp.
09.30 Chancellor Brown Comments on the Pre-Budget Report
09.30 Nov Retail Sales m/m, 0.1% exp.
09.30 Nov Preliminary M4 Money Supply y/y, 6.7% exp.
09.30 Nov CML, BBA & BSA Lending
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13.30 Initial Jobless Claims (w/e
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15.00 Nov Leading Indicators, 0.3% exp.
17.00 Dec Philly Fed, 25.90 prev. |
Europe: Infogrammes, Cap Gemini, Nordex
08.00 Dec German IFO Expectations,
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11.00 3rd Quarter Labour Costs |
ThePlayboy
- 18 Dec 2003 16:48
- 54 of 60
FRI FTSE PP
R2 4438
R1 4417
PP 4383
S1 4362
S2 4328
Close above Thu R2 after gaining 3.2pts in the auction! 2 day ftse chart still in uptrend targeting 4415, brk of uptrend at 4390!
Druid2
- 18 Dec 2003 17:12
- 56 of 60
Nice rise on the FTSE today which has also helped my EZJ longs which I hope to hold until 500p. What has happened to ETL ? Seem to be stuck in the lower 40's !!
Melnibone
- 18 Dec 2003 19:07
- 57 of 60
S@P is testing the 1085 resistance level.
US has got 2 Hrs left to decide what it wants to do.
Take profits, or push on to a new leg up so that
the Fund Managers can end on super end of year
reports for their clients; oh, not forgetting those
fat bonus's they'll collect before taking it back
after the hols so that they can cover the same ground all over again.
Bush would like that, nice rising markets into his re-election
campaign whilst his buddy, Al Greenspan keeps the rates low
to get some inflation going and fuel some more spending.
Dollar will keep going down at these low interest levels. If the
Euro gets much stronger it's going to effect exports and may increase
pressure on Europe to keep interest rates lower, or, heaven forbid,
start cutting them again. That'll please Gordon, especially now
they've changed the rules so that the BOE will meet re-rigged inflation targets
without having to raise rates and further increase the strength of
the pound and the difficulty of exports.
Cynical? Moi. ;-)
Melnibone.
Melnibone
- 18 Dec 2003 19:59
- 59 of 60
Yes, I've been watching the price whilst reading some other stuff.
Seems as if the S@P is visiting the highs it opened
at on Monday. Be interesting to see what happens when it
hits them. If it actually closes over the 1085/1086 area
we'll have to start strapping our horns on again. :-)
FTSE after hours trading doesn't seem impressed with it,
it's only a smidgin over 4400.
Melnibone.