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but the good news is that IG group finished the day up over 4% - still nowhere near expensive.
Plato,
"Hi Theosus.............Where are you geographically?"
He's not on the same planet as you!
Falk
''Hopefully sub 50p by Friday.''
It is nearing the last couple of hours of trading - it is Thursday today.
but look on the bright side
IG group is currently up today
Why the drop?
A big short term rise in share price on shareholder returns prospects..
A 3rd Feb rate rise probability had risen to at least 80% I would have thought , but any news such as sales figures etc is capable of knocking a few percentage points off of that probability.
Falk
You will not be opening a sell at the current level - you are just dreaming of it.
Bearandbul
I feel sorry for the Queen its her jubilee this year, she will be despairing over the actions of Prince Andrew and the grandson Prince Harry with his security issues and Speaking to OK! magazine
F
''My money on all the gaps below 50p will closed this year.''
I am 100% certain you haven't opened a SELL on IG, which means your money isn't on it.
I am also pretty sure that you would open a BUY on IG below 50 (or before) before reaching a share price of 44p, and that you would then be a RAGING BULL.
Interest rate cut in china ... perhaps. Sneezes from both sides of the world leave middle earth with a runny nose. Dyor.
I wish we just talk about the Lloyds shares rather than other drivel about Epstein, etc.
Not really sure there is any fundamental reason for the drop but 3 days on the trot is becoming a trend. The change in sentiment seems to have been brought on by some lacklustre numbers being reported by the US banks. The shortfall there was in equities trading so BARC has been clobbered far worse than LLOY. Still, nothing goes north without a few pauses so I'm still happy. UK inflation figures have also dented confidence but I would have thought that was an indication of more rate rises. Arguably some of this is already built in but what price a 50 basis point rise in Feb? Difficult one when everyone is struggling with increasing costs. Increasing those costs even more in a bid to get things under control would attract some negative attention but what choice do they have? Fire with fire!
Interesting discussion around Andrew. I have no idea about his guilt or innocence but he picked some poor "friends". I work with an accountant who had what he describes as the "misfortune to have dealings with Epstein"before all the news broke. He's old school ethics and described Epstein as a slime ball. He was in a NY hotel being introduced to perspective investors and says women were coming up to Epstein all night and passing him flash drives. Can't blame them I suppose, Epstein was viewed as a ticket to a Champagne lifestyle and they wanted in back then. I was stood next to this guy in the canteen when the Maxwell trial was announced. He said "what was her job then.... beating them off with a stick?". It's a complex mess and I'm glad I don't have to sort it out. I'm betting Giuffre goes the route of the biggest payout. US Civil courts almost never find in favour of the defendant which is why so many cases get settled. Of course if she has her day in court and wins then there would be compensation plus a boat load of money for her story. Guilty or innocent Andrew is heading for a world of pain.
Theosus
""two words describe the main difference between Lloyds and Barclays… international diversification. Barclays has it. Lloyds does not."
Another one to take with a pinch of salt from one of the appropriately named fools at the Motley Fool!
However, just to pick up on your posting this article to promote Barclays ahead of Lloyds, if you read the article in full the author still says he thinks Lloyds is a better placed to make gains:
"While I think Barclays’ international exposure gives the group the edge over Lloyds, due to the risks outlined above, I am not entirely convinced this is the better buy.
Instead, I think I would rather own Lloyds for my portfolio. The UK economy is currently firing on all cylinders, and the lender should be able to capitalise on this growth over the next few years.
The business is also well capitalised, which suggests management has plenty of headroom to increase shareholder returns. There is already speculation the group will unleash a substantial share repurchase allocation alongside its fourth-quarter results. A dividend increase is also a possibility.
Barclays also has the scope to increase investor payouts, but its large investment bank is capital intensive. This could have an impact on its balance sheet and capital ratios, suggesting the group may not be able to return as much as Lloyds with its simplified business model.
Therefore, if I had to pick between Barclays and Lloyds, I would buy the latter for my portfolio."
Note the Low volume
No one is selling in number
This happens every year, always around the same time (last week / 10 days in January )
Come February share will start to move up again
The tend is moving up and no share price recovery goes in a straight line.
Just sit back with a cuppa and watch a good Black and white film :-)
Because its Lloyds, permanent Red Herring.
Not sure I honestly thought it should be nearer 60p than 50p tbh news in February and profits rising daily imho
*rise
God there is a load of carp posted here today,back to Lloyds disappointing drop not what most expected.Not long before results and next interest rate to put this share back on track
Yeah, Epstein and Murdoch both been proven guilty, birds of a feather flock together, good palls of Andrew, no wonder Charles and William have disowned him.
Could go below 52p today
Falky, if you saw Prince Andrew in a Pizza Parlour then I am sure you would remember, but no one else can back his alibi. And stop victim blaming it’s not a good look.
Virginia Giuffre wants her day in court hes offering 10 million to keep quiet, the other question is where did he get his 57 million from
Theosus yes looks like begging bowl coming out from the accuser
PRINCE Andrew now faces the prospect of having to reveal intimate details about himself in his court battle with his rape accuser.
ASKED ABOUT HIS PRIVATE PARTS
The Duke of York could be asked about the most intimate parts of his body, a lawyer for Epstein's victims has claimed.
Spencer Kuvin told the Mirror: “It is without question the Duke will be asked about his private parts.
“Nothing is off limits because if an underage girl can describe what the Duke of York’s private parts look like... how would that be if they had not had a relationship?”
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/17308243/humiliating-prince-andrew-faces-rape-lawsuit/
Lloyds have plenty of money and soon they will be sharing it out with divi`s and buy backs , some don`t like buybacks but it will push up the sp , any shares coming onto the market lloyds will try and buy , sp cheap as chips at the moment .
"if brains dont get boiled" its not brains we have to worry about with all the micro wave energy flying up and down to sats 247 if we have to work on a radar on a mast etc we send up the old ones who have already had kids , we are frying the world not just warming it up , one of our guys has lined his study out with copper mesh [faraday cage] and hey presto no more migrains