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DGM - fletch - you don't have come up with some fanciful ideas sometimes ...... volume was probably not even double the norm .... I see a relatively major sale of 1 million towards the close ..... and where is the logic for this fancy price of 7p within a month? ..... Lots of wishful thinking or red wine at lunchtime!! - lol

EOL - close of trade auction, though slightly distorting, has raised the mid price to 135.5 ...... volume has also been pretty good at about twice norm, though not that dramatic

BFC - perhaps only a short-term correction, but as we speak, the price is now only 208 ... down from today's high of 231.5

ELP - 9th March ,..... However, and I know I am something of a lone voice, my strong advice would be to sell before that date .... it is possible or even likley that the price will shoot u[p again in anticipation of a very very positive result .... almost inevitably, the arrival will be less thrilling than the anticipation ..... and if there is even a whiff of a disappointing result, it could be difficult to get out of the shares at all, let alone at the price you want.

EOL - I have only recently started following this share, but looking back at the history, I see it nosedived in October, which I assume was when all this litigation started .... At that time, the price was around 180p ..... It is unlikely (I think) that on the announcement of the settlement terms that the sp will roar staright back to those levels, or even above .... So I guess a reasonable "instant" target would be +/-165p ..... That said, following through on my postings of yesterday, this is among the sectors to which interest could switch if peeps get "bored" with the commodity and oil stocks.

BFC - I am out (220p), but be very aware that the mid price is now only 218 after an earlier high today of 231.5 ..... if the profit- takers come out in any numbers, the price could fall away quite significantly.

ELP - the jaguar well, about which everyone (except me!) got so excited, was spudded on 23rd January ..... report should be out within 45 days which takes you to Thursday 9th March, unless ELP found "significant hydrocarbons" in the meantime ..... diary this date!

BFC - many thanks for that info Jaak .... however, I don't think that is new news, unless you tell me differently, so would have thought most would already have been discounted ..... or at the very least, that the price needs time to consolidate having got rather ahead of itself.

GTL - when compared to the recent performance of BFC and even DOO, these have been very disappointing to say the least. Though nicksig may well be right long term, I have cut my relatively small loss on these ..... It is possible that I may get in again some time in the future, for I suspect that the price here (and on BFC for that matter) may well slip as the recent excitement dies down.

BFC - in the absence of logic for this extraordinary rise, have decided to set tight stop ..... if i end up getting out too early, well c'est la vie, but it will be an ace returnon investment .... and these shares could correct very quickly and sharply

EOL - it's worrth watching the volumes to see how muc hot money might be pouring in ..... average is just over 5 million, so clearly the lemmings have not yet latchd on.

CER - read my various posts of 3rd Feb ..... they just about say it all

BFC - I was lucky enough to get back into BFC no more than a week ago, since when they have rocketed from 168 to 225. Every time i think it might be time to take the profits and run, they go up again, as this morning (11p). It is already well known that their production will start at end Feb, and there has also been quite a lot of hype about biofuels in general ... but all that should already be in the price ..... Is there some other credible rumour that I (for one) know nothing about, that is provoking all this?

AFD - hamster - many thanks for sharing that bit of news..... confess I have no idea how to interpret the analysis - i.e. how significant is that find? ..... anyway, it will assuredly get everyone hopping around, so have taken a modest dabble, though i doubt if i shall stay in for long ..... had to pay 92p as it was, and price is still rising.

TPH - stop shouting SG; it's not necessary! .... Anyway, thanks for bringing this stock forweard again ... see my post of 25/1 ..... I may take a small stake here, but the probable illiquidity is something of a worry.

ZOO - sorry SG, but I don't share your optimism for the sp or even the company .... If the CEO bought a lump at 3.5p from where they have fallen, perhaps he would have been wiser to have bought at 3.25p if at all!

WTB - following my own (not quite true!) advice of earlier, I have bought a small parcel of these, and may buy some more in due course. Whitbread is no longer a brewer but holds an interesting portfolio of cheap-end hotels, David Lloyd Leisure and Costa Coffee (I think an excellent brand) .... Added to that, Whitbread have been a t/o possible for a long time ..... Tuck some away and await developments.

BUR - I am sorry to see that investec has BUR as a "reduce" or even a "sell" ..... With that in mind and as a precaution, I have sold part of my holding, but shall (happily) stay with the rest. Indeed, as the time approaches for the next figures (end March) I may even add some more.

PXC - if BT come in with a bid, so much the better ..... even if they do not, the company is still a good t/o target and will be even more so if Intel take Wi-max on board (I THINK that is the story with Intel, but someone else will no doubt be better informed)

PXC - tomorrow brings BT Q3 figures and, according to some of the press, the possibility of an announcement of BT's interest in PXC. In the absence of any such announcement, I wonder if PXC will see the exodus of heavy short-term money ..... I hope note, and remain of the view that PXC will not stay independent through 2006 ...... and ditto for KCOM