http://www.lse.co.uk/ RBS Share Chat Feed - London South East en-gb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:46:06 GMT 2011 London South East http://www.lse.co.uk/rss/ 5 ThinkingPrince SP will Rise above 30p next week. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4727232 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:21:08 GMT Mo2047 The European Central Bank is considering using its bond holdings to bolster Greece’s next rescue program and support efforts to contain the sovereign debt crisis, three euro-region officials said. Under one plan, the ECB could sell its Greek bonds to the European Financial Stability Facility at the price it paid for them rather than accept a loss along with private creditors, two of the people said. The EFSF is against that proposal because it may stretch its capacity, the officials said. Another plan is for euro-area central banks to give up profits or take losses on Greek bonds in their investment portfolios. Several options are under informal consideration and none have gained traction so far, two of the officials said. Spokespeople for the ECB and the EFSF declined to comment. The central bank’s discussions have taken place as Greece, its private creditors and international authorities struggle to assemble a new aid package big enough to contain the crisis. The European Union is under pressure to reach a deal with Greece and its creditors soon because of a 14.5 billion-euro ($19 billion) Greek bond payment due March 20. In October, the EU, Greece and private creditors agreed to a deal that includes a loss of more than 70 percent for bondholders in a voluntary debt exchange and 130 billion euros in official loans. That deal, which also involves the International Monetary Fund, requires Greece’s debt burden to fall to 120 percent of gross domestic product by 2020. ECB Contribution As Greece’s economic outlook has worsened, public creditors have pressed for further concessions to meet this target, prompting markets to look to the ECB as a possible source of additional contributions. Selling the ECB’s Greek bonds to the EFSF, which is directly backed by euro-area governments, would allow those assets to be used in the writedown without compromising the central bank’s independence. “It would be a much more ideal situation than the ECB actually taking a loss,” said Peter De Keyzer, chief economist at Fortis Bank in Brussels. “All the right incentives stay in place. It doesn’t affect the ECB’s potential willingness to buy debt in the future.” The ECB has purchased 219 billion euros of debt-strapped nations’ bonds since 2010. Between 36 billion euros and 55 billion euros are invested in Greek sovereign debt, according to estimates by Barclays Capital and UBS AG. Investment Portfolios The ECB’s talks have also looked at having euro-area central banks give up profits or take losses on Greek bonds in their investment portfolios, which are separate from the bonds the ECB buys in its asset-purchase program, one official said. The Financial Times Deutschland earlier today reported the ECB is looking at this option. Downsides are that it might make only a limited amount of money available and could also have a disproportionately big impact on the Greek central ban http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4727095 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:46:43 GMT Mo2047 lets be hopeful http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4726759 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:07:05 GMT Mo2047 Ministers should abandon a growing tendency to indulge in anti-business rhetoric or risk damaging Britain's economic recovery, the head of the state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE: RBS.L - news) (RBS) has warned. In an interview with Sky News, Sir Philip Hampton said that leading politicians could undermine inward investment in the UK if they continued to demonise business. He said: "I think we've got to watch it. I think some of the sentiment from Government ministers and [other] politicians recently won't necessarily help confidence in business morale and inward investment. "We need to recognise that businesses have got to succeed and that when they do so people can get very well paid. "But overall I think Britain is still a great place to invest, to work and to live. I'd like some of those messages to be more prominent from our political leaders from time to time." The comments from the chairman of a company which is 82% owned by the British taxpayer are remarkably frank - but they reflect a growing sense of unease within the business community following the furore over the pay of Stephen Hester, RBS's chief executive, and the decision to strip his predecessor, Fred Goodwin, of his knighthood. Sir Philip's remarks come at the end of a torrid week for RBS, which is braced for further political anger later this month when the bank reports its financial results for 2011. "We will have some people on very substantial packages but we will have far fewer than in recent years paid at the very highest levels. I would say some of this concentration on bonuses is overblown. Our wage bill for the bank is £8bn-9bn, so actually although bonuses get all the headlines they are a very small part of the total wage bill," he told Sky News. Nonetheless, Sir Philip acknowledged that RBS would have to alter the way it paid its top executives if it is to avoid a similar row erupting in 12 months' time. "It's a difficult issue, clearly - we've had a clear demonstration of the hostile public mood in the last week," he said. "We could have got elements of our communications better. Having said that we are a commercial organisation and we have to pay rates of pay to our top people for this hugely challenging task that are reasonably consistent with the rest of the market otherwise I don't think we would be able to retain and incentivise the people we need to turn this bank around." The RBS chairman, who was parachuted into the role alongside Hester in the autumn of 2008 when the bank was bailed out with a £45bn injection of taxpayers' money, rejected suggestions that pay at the bank was now being set by ministers rather than the RBS board. "I made the recommendation about the remuneration of Stephen Hester, which was accepted and discussed by the board. We do consult with shareholders including the Government, both as a shareholder and on the political aspects of the decision. "W http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4726660 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:38:38 GMT Mo2047 FINGERS CROSSED http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4726650 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:37:32 GMT Mo2047 12,852.30 http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4726647 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:36:55 GMT Mo2047 U.S. stocks advanced, extending the best start to a year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index since 1989, after a report showed that employment growth topped estimates and the jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 8.3 percent. Bank of America Corp. (BAC), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and Alcoa (AA) Inc. rallied at least 2.4 percent to pace gains among companies most- tied to economic growth. The Dow Jones Transportation Average gained 1.1 percent as FedEx Corp. (FDX) climbed 1.3 percent. Genworth Financial Inc. (GNW), a mortgage guarantor and life insurer, surged 14 percent after swinging to a profit. Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) rose 5.1 percent as earnings at the meat processor beat estimates. The S&P 500 added 1.3 percent to 1,342.70 at 12:40 p.m. New York time. The benchmark gauge has rallied for five straight weeks, the longest streak in a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 145.51 points, or 1.2 percent, to 12,850.92, the highest level on a closing basis since 2008. The Russell 2000 Index of small companies jumped 2.2 percent to 830.61. “Spectacular,” Ron Florance, managing director of investment strategy for Wells Fargo Private Bank, said in a telephone interview from Phoenix. His firm manages $169 billion. “It’s a very, very strong jobs number. It shows that companies have confidence that they see global demand growth through their products and services. That will support risk assets.” Stocks and bond yields jumped as the report fueled optimism the economy is weathering Europe’s debt crisis. The 243,000 increase in payrolls was the most since April and beat all forecasts in a Bloomberg News survey. The unemployment rate fell to the lowest since February 2009. Service industries in the U.S. expanded in January at the fastest pace in almost a year. Earnings Outlook Better economic data should help drive solid corporate earnings, said Brad Sorensen at Charles Schwab Corp. Earnings in the S&P 500 are forecast to rise 9 percent this year to $104.68, according to analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. At yesterday’s close of $104.68, the index was trading at 12.7 times projected earnings in 2012 and 11.2 times predictions for 2013. It has traded at an average price-earnings ratio of 16.4 since 1954, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. “It will be a decent year for the stock market,” Sorensen, director of market and sector analysis at San Francisco-based Charles Schwab, said in a telephone interview. His firm has $1.68 trillion in client assets. “Investors are starting to rotate some money into stocks as they become more confident in the economic outlook.” The Morgan Stanley Cyclical Index (CYC) climbed 2.4 percent amid economic optimism. Financial and industrial shares had the biggest gains in the S&P 500 among 10 groups, rising at least 1.6 percent. The KBW Bank Index rallied 3 percent. Economic Bellwether Bank of America added 4.3 percent to $7.7 http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4726642 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:43 GMT hjhj I see that commentators are calling for "creative capitalism" in Britain's boardrooms, but I do feel that "creative cannibalism" might be more effective, and be deemed heartwarming by the public at large. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4726366 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:44:01 GMT Stockready mate, mm, have no play in FTSE and RBS, these boys (ftse) are just too big for them no one can play FTSE http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4726075 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:55:06 GMT CashCounter small trades, no profit taking by the mm for the weekend ---- sign of optimism for a good start monday ? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4725493 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:08:50 GMT Get-some 5:10% http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4725119 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:43:28 GMT Get-some Bitter - not flying as high as barc or lloy sweet - I was expecting a red day but looking good for green :) http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4725105 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:42:19 GMT Mo2047 lloyds up 4% http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4725072 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:39:51 GMT DSTAR Averaging down is always a good option if you can afford to tie up your cash and you are bullish on a particular share. The other option is you look for a short term gain somewhere else and then use these profits to average down even further. My view though is unless we see a blow up with Portugal i think it is unlikely we will see much of a retrace from here and in the short term if the Greek PSI is finalised and the results later this month are positive then this could well hit 35p. As always though DYOR and good luck whatever you choose http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4724903 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:26:53 GMT upbeat_trader Halifax £12.95.. again very easy to use... I spend £100 a day, lol. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4724569 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:59:16 GMT TheTraveller HAVE 41903 @ £0.54 AVERAGE.. HAVE ANOTHER £15K i think it makes sense to buy now to get average down again....could get it down to around £0.40. any opinions... will this retrace . or continue the way up... http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4724539 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:56:02 GMT jfm1987 Afternoon. I use RBS Direct Trader. Very easy to use online. £15 buy/sell fee. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4724442 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:48:19 GMT StevenH Good Afternoon all, I have just registered with this website. I am looking to invest £3,000 of my saving in shares in RBS. I am looking for 1-2year investment. I have no experience in buying share's so am asking for any advice. And also How do I actually buy shares? Who do I buy them from and how do I avoid wasting my time paying commission or any other expenses associated with buying shares. I look forward to your comments. Thanks in advance, Steven H http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4724410 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:46:01 GMT rad121 It's gonna do 29p today at some point. Whether it stays there before markets close.... http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4724218 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:32:34 GMT CashCounter good afternoon. Five years plus is to long before reassessing any holding ---- in my opinion. These Shares hitting 50p would be the perfect time to review ,on the basis of HMG being in a position to start their sell back. Depending on how they intend to proceed should influence your actions. Could involve discounts to existing shareholders,good, but more likely a long plateau as the market absorps in trading. I used to sell 50% of anything that doubled, unfortunately that is the wrong side of the Gov sellback figure. Maybe 50p would be a decent price to take out your initial investment, for pastures new, leaving you with £2k of "free" shares to hold forever reinvesting divi income until retirement depending on your circumstances. 45p is significant for me to sell the bulk of what I have, hopefully this summer, but depending on the markets I may hang in for an extra 10%, icing on the cake. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4724167 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:28:25 GMT TheTraveller HAVE 41903 @ £0.54 AVERAGE.. HAVE ANOTHER £15K i think it makes sense to buy now to get average down again....could get it down to around £0.40. any opinions... will this retrace . or continue the way up.......... http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4724066 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:19:13 GMT DSTAR there are no certainties in life but i am holding 50,000 at an average of 21.6p with a 5 year view so in my opinion it would be a very good investment. On the flip side though anything could happen and the eurozone could collapse so as with any investment you should only risk what you can afford to lose. DYOR and good luck http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4723802 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:53:36 GMT Hoodwinker 28.9! http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4723705 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:45:50 GMT southerndude that should be a very good call http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4723355 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:38 GMT raymond67 I am considering bvuying a small amount of RBS shares ( maybe 10000 shares or more) as a long term investment, ie 5 years plus instead of leaving it in somewhere gaining 3% a year. Does anyone think this is a bad idea? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4723180 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:59:47 GMT Stockready Ok guys, we might have a small correction on FTSE, which will effect this, just e aware, this might drop before the final push to 30p will creat an excellent opportunity for those who missed the rise IMO http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4722833 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:30:42 GMT upbeat_trader Jumped out yesterday @28.45 up a couple of K. Looking for another small dip. Retrace coming me thinks today at around 27.70.. Thoughts? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4722527 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:02:55 GMT ScottishGary Greece getting an agreement sometime on Monday? Views anyone? Sp should relax on the back of any form of agreement? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4722445 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:57:31 GMT Stockready good morning to you all fine RBS investors hope all well, has anyone seen EMED that I have been talking about here few times! its flying , and I am flying with it:-) http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4721570 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:46:33 GMT magsmags50 Morning all! Right whats the prrediction for this share today? Any offers? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4721005 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:02:41 GMT Bandiera-Rossa Much will depend on the final figures on 23rd Feb. RBS have already written down a lot of debt, but have still a lot of potential bad debt if Britain and the PIIGS get worse. Profit potential may also be reduced by downsizing. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4720958 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:59:41 GMT golf94 The threat of the board resigning wasn't raised, doesn't mean that it wasn't considered. As I said, he was disctinctly non commital in several key areas. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4720929 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:57:02 GMT Bandiera-Rossa The gap between rich and poor in Britain has been growing ever greater since the 70's. That is the real scandal of the Blair/Brown years. In France the gap has declined and they are castigated by the (Y)UK media! http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4720840 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:49:36 GMT jfm1987 ...all the right noises at the moment and are actually looking really strong. I wouldn't be surprised if this pushes into the 30's relatively soon, next couple of weeks. Obviously external factors may come in to play but if everything remains 'quiet' on the euro-zone front I expect it to quietly keep ticking up. What does everyone else think? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4720730 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:40:33 GMT Get-some Fingers crossed we can stay above 28p today, but with the Friday sell off who knows. My money is on red day with a finish just above 28 :) http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4720444 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:14:12 GMT mailman Wether Hester and the board are seething or not, public out cry is certainly seething against the banking system and the income involved to a select few.... It appears to have split the country and many have their own different opinions... http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4720338 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:06:09 GMT __Dobboy__ http://www.barchart.com/opinions/stocks/RBS.LS http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4720221 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:57:29 GMT __Dobboy__ from this morning LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Pay in the banking industry has been high for too long and needs to be 'corrected', the chairman of Britain's state-backed Royal Bank of Scotland told BBC Radio on Friday. 'Pay has been high for too long ... particularly in the banks, particularly in the investment banks, shareholders have done pretty badly and employees have done pretty well certainly over the last 10 years,' said RBS Chairman Philip Hampton. 'That needs to be corrected. It actually isn't a society or fairness issue, it's a straightforward business issue. Too much of the money has not been going to the right place,' he added. Last month, Hampton and RBS Chief Executive Stephen Hester gave up their million pound bonus packages following intense public anger over the awards, with politicians from all of Britain's major parties calling on them to decline the payments. Hampton said RBS had underestimated the scale of the public outcry over the bonuses, but added that, compared to many other banks and businesses, salaries at RBS were not that high in relative terms. RBS is 83-percent owned by the British government after a taxpayer backed bailout during the 2008 credit crisis. Hampton also denied media reports that the RBS board had threatened to resign as a result of the bonus payment row. 'That threat was never raised,' he said. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4720207 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:56:10 GMT golf94 Just listened to an interview with RBS Chairman on R4. Amongst the diplomatic responses I sense that the board are seething at the way RBS and in particular Stephen Hester have been treated by the Government and press. There were no catagoric assurances that the board are not about to resign en-mass as had been reported, or that Mr. Hester will remain committed to the bank. (I personally think that he will go within a few months) I have been dithering about investing in RBS for some time now. I don't feel any more inclined to commit at present. It would be a shame if the immediate future of RBS was ruined by party politics orchestrated by the very people who drafted the RBS bonus contracts. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4720057 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:42:27 GMT Mo2047 TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares and the euro fell on Friday as debt restructuring talks between Greece and its creditors dragged on, undermining sentiment, and investors sat tight ahead of U.S. jobs data that will offer more clues on the health of the world's top economy. Financial spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100, Germany's DAX and France's CAC-40 to open flat. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.4 percent, off a five-month high hit on Thursday, but looked set to record a fifth successive weekly gain. Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.4 percent. Australian shares lost steam on weak commodity prices, although news that commodities trader Glencore and miner Xstrata are in talks on a $80 billion merger stirred interest. "It does seem like there is a little bit of positioning ahead of tonight, it will be a big night for U.S. data and it will be a big influence on risk assets, the U.S dollar as well," said Stan Shamu, market strategist IG Markets. New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to a better jobs market, and markets are now focused on non-farm payrolls data due at 1330 GMT for gauging the sustainability of the economic recovery. U.S. employers are expected to have added 150,000 jobs in January, compared with 200,000 the month before. Shinichiro Kadota, a strategist at Barclays Capital in Tokyo, said since December numbers reflected a temporary rise in part-time jobs during the holiday season, and a drop in January back to around 150,000 jobs would still suggest moderate recovery in the labour market. The dollar at 76.18 yen stood near a record low around 75.31 yen set on Oct 31, when Japan intervened. The dollar inched up 0.1 percent against the euro at $1.3140. Spot gold fell 0.2 percent to around $1,756 an ounce while London copper sagged on caution and sluggish Chinese demand, heading for its first weekly loss in the past month. The latest economic data from China, which showed the official Purchasing Managers Index for non-manufacturing sectors dipping to 52.9 in January from 56.0 in December, provided a further case for policy easing to support growth. "The current global economic environment is neither good nor bad, which tends to strengthen selective risk-taking within a generally limited risk capacity," said Naohiro Niimura, a partner at research and consulting firm Market Risk Advisory Co. EASY POLICY Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday he was seeing signs that some of the factors dampening U.S. business investment, including uncertainty surrounding European bank woes, might be waning. But he kept the option of further easing on the table. Greece has kept hopes of a debt deal alive all this week but has pushed back the actual debt swap agreement needed to secure a crucial second batch of funds to prevent Athens from defaulting. Euro zone finance ministers aim to agree a second financing package for Greece on Monday. A dea http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4719474 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:27:47 GMT Mo2047 LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 (.FTSE) index is seen opening flat on Friday, according to financial bookmakers, as investors keep to the sidelines with all eyes likely to be directed to January's U.S. jobs report, due at 1330 GMT, for signs as to the strength of the U.S. economic recovery. U.S. non-farm payrolls are forecast to rise by 150,000 after a 200,000 increase in December, with the unemployment rate seen static at 8.5 percent. Other U.S. data due on Friday includes January's non-manufacturing ISM report, and December factory orders and revised durable goods orders, all scheduled for 1500 GMT. The UK blue chip index closed 5.35 points, or 0.1 percent higher on Thursday at 5,796.07, with strength in miners on sector consolidation moves countering some disappointing corporate results for the likes of AstraZeneca (AZN.L) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L). "Maybe a bullish U.S. jobs report will ignite the next rally, but if it doesn't then look for the FTSE to revisit the recent bottom at 5,651.60 over the near-term. A new high on low volume is not the best way to form a bull market. As long as volatility and volume remain below average be careful trading the long side," said James A. Hyerczyk, analyst at Autochartist. U.S. blue chips (.DJI) slipped 0.1 percent on Thursday as investors largely took a wait-and-see approach ahead of the key employment report, although optimism over the U.S. labour market was reinforced as new claims for weekly jobless benefits dropped more than expected in the latest week. Asian shares fell on Friday as investors sat tight ahead of the U.S. jobs data, and as debt restructuring talks between Greece and its creditors dragged on. Greece has kept hopes of a debt deal alive all this week but has pushed back the actual debt swap agreement needed to secure a crucial second batch of funds to prevent Athens from defaulting. Euro zone finance ministers aim to agree a second financing package for Greece on Monday. A deal for Greece would include agreement on official new financing, the size of voluntary losses banks and other private bondholders are willing to accept and new reforms Athens must undertake. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) fell 0.2 percent, off a five-month high hit on Thursday, but looked set to record a fifth successive weekly gain. Japan's Nikkei average (.N225) fell 0.5 percent. The latest economic data from China showed the official Purchasing Managers Index for non-manufacturing sectors dipping to 52.9 in January from 56.0 in December, providing a further case for policy easing to support growth. On the domestic data front, January's Market/CIPS British services PMI report will be released at 0928 GMT, with a reading of 53.5 forecast, down from 54.0 in December. UK stocks to watch on Friday are: BT GROUP (BT.L) The telecoms provider posts third-quarter results. Also, "ultra-fast" broadband using direct fibre-optic connections wi http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4719470 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:26:51 GMT Stockready thanks for that , I agree, and I said this to everyone at the biging of the week, world market will go to a different level by Q3 of 2012, AIM is been pushed too much in the past year, that is due for MASSIVE RECOVERY, there are load and loads of cheap share, (in AIM) which people snap at no time, why wouldn't you if you see a cash machine pritning you notes? I will I posted once before some of the AIM shares which I truly think will be massive , and I am not going to repeat them because I don't want to look like a ramper, just look it up yourself but certainly one of them is my EMED All the best PLEASE DYOR IMO GLA http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4719013 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:23:16 GMT Stockready hope all well mate, been having some drink to celebrate some of my prediction (specially this one) coming true, yes, I shared my view with everyone here and people just laughed or didn't even want to except it (back in November) but its closer to reality than ever before have you seen SLE? you now know what I meant when I said yesterday price was a pure joke , funny SLE will be 45-50p by the end of 2012 what do I know, I just know one thing however jings100 is truly a gentelman and a pleasure to have previlage to get to know all the best mate your humble, stock http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4718895 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:54:56 GMT Ch0ker I think the days of dramatic plunges are over. The market is calling for stability and sooner or later there will be a flight to quality when dividends become less of a possibility and more of a probability. Now that overheads have been slashed and all unproductive sectors like investment or 'casino' banking , whose days are over , have been cut out it just leaves RBS looking like a lean mean cash machine. Profits from 2012 on will outperform the market by a wide margin and negative sentiment will soon be factored out. 60p within months. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4718637 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:11:05 GMT Get-some It's nice to see the stocks having a decent climb, not just rbs but the majority of financials! It wasn't to long ago when a red day was the norm, and the big "N" word was being used. Now let's be honest who would have thought sentiment would have changed this quick? I for one don't feel comfortable, I'm waiting to log on and see rbs plundge 10 - 20% in a day (but that's just me being paranoid lol) here's to 30p If we get there :) http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4718306 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:19:21 GMT 23awel thanks for everyones comments i will carry on the search,astrisdad i did trade with selftrade and yes i found their rates about right. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4717886 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:15:48 GMT bartman it is the high end of the auction price, auctions happen @ 07:55 to 08:00 and 16:30 to 16:35 atb Bartman http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4717379 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:22:36 GMT golfzzin why would the site i use show the 30p price, i can only find a high of 28ish elswhere, whata going on? http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4717191 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:31:35 GMT astridsdad I use selftrade and find it pretty reasonable. http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4717188 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:30:55 GMT golfzzin Forgot to mention earlier, the site i use showed the sell price for this at 30p just before close, it went back down after close however, looking good! http://www.lse.co.uk/shareChat.asp?ShareTicker=RBS&post=4717170 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:27:23 GMT