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I could not resist making this post. You can see from my last number of posts that I did predict this. The trouble with the Naked Trader and the like is that they cannot know everything about every sector and sitting there at their computers is not akin to the real world. The price at APH rose on speculation and this company is IMO still over valued. Mandrill and Smokey Rose comments will cost investors here, sad 🤔. The question still is how low does not let the SP drop to before investing on road should we invest in this at all?

Following in from my post in on the 28th last month, I think the investors in the know are selling before the results are announced. I did think the price would drop and it has, the question is by how much and when and at what price should the savy investor get on board? Any ideas?

Back in at 3650......

Sold out at near 38 - dipping in and out. Will dip in soon again.......

Hi Mandrill, How did you come about your name? In relation to APH, I see potential here alright but think when results come out in September the price might drop as a lot of the recent rise is on speculation. Results will take time though and maybe the time to invest will be on this drop IMO. So keep drilling man....

I think this might be a good opportunity to buy and have done today. Anyone else have ideas on this - Rio always recovers even if it continues to fall. Looking at TA - think it will gain support around 35, though might go as low as 30. Buy back will help and just hope for copper price to recover and globalisation to return......might be a long wait. But Rio remains sound on fundamentals.

I will have to hold tight here some market over reaction but underlying news not good - not good news indeed falling margins - increased debt

Is the rise today related to the interim results on Monday?

Rio has hit the 3800 - it’s usual resistance point until now - I have sold over 3800 - but perhaps it’s going to push on - if it falls back then I will be in again - again - again - great share!

Good observation - human nature I suppose. Anyhow, This share is one to be on and company will continue to produce a lot of cash and I'm just wondering about topping up here?

I agree Lawmrmyer, though 38 seems to be a resistance point -hopefully it pushes through!

Thanks LLucan and Hurricane. I am holding..........

Hurricane - I think you are a breeze! If as you say you have held the shares for years - lets say 5 years, then you would have seen a drop in share price of roughly 55%, with no dividend in over 2 years and no mention of same - if that is a reward, then you truly have low expectations. So stop taking the P!55. As for your question, get a financial adviser as I think you may need one. I am holding here but do your own research or some research before you decide. Best wishes.

I keep these shares for 2 reasons - to remind myself how shares can go down instead of up and because like Whitley, I think they will recover so they look a good punt right now, so selling in some ways makes little sense but I wish I never had bought them in the first place!

Yes Matt - kept the faith here - still with MCRO -= just wondering if this run will hold?

Pearls I agree with you. What strikes me most about this customer relations disaster is the "they could do this to me - it could be me" factor which O'Leary doesn't get. None of us think it likely that we will be the one thrown of a plane in some random fashion (United Airlines) or that out plane will crash - or else we wouldn't fly, would we? But though in many ways this is much less of a disaster in real terms - we all dam know that if Rya air would sock it to you if it made them a bob or two (in my opinion) - so maybe we might start staying away from them?? I don't have Ryanair shares at the minute and I aint buying (at least not now).

Thanks Matt - and thanks for your analysis which was spot on. It took-some time for me to get to to grips with this reverse take over. I have dipped in and out of MCRO over the years and think it's sound fundamentally and I guess the HP figures were even better than I thought. Barclays reckon it will rise to 2600 - perhaps?

So the boat has risen after all - good to see the rise!

Thanks Matt.

"Meanwhile, Micro Focus International was up 7.9% at 2,273.00 pence in the FTSE 100. The software firm said it has returned around GBP386.1 million to shareholders via a share scheme as it completed its USD8.80 billion reverse takeover of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's software arm. Micro Focus completed the reverse takeover of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and as previously set out, Chris Hsu will now become chief executive officer of Micro Focus. Hsu was previously executive vice president and general manager of HPE Software, and chief operating officer at HPE. Micro Focus CEO Stephen Murdoch has stepped down from the role, taking up the position of COO. The group returned 168.03 pence for each existing ordinary share held under the scheme as of Thursday 1800 BST. Shares closed down at 2,273.00p on Thursday but fell to a low of 2,161.00p during after hours trade." Are the number of shares reduced?? C