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Anapa69, Boris & Co are now taking a very cautious but pragmatic approach to lifting the lockdown restrictions. I think the fear of going backwards & unknowns is now a factor contributing to the UK Gov decision process, IMO.

Anapa69 I agree with your view on the US & Asia routes opening earlier than the EU. Which in turn will benefit IAG. Am hoping the UK gov will again apply a granular approach to travel which will potentially open up some of the popular EU island destinations. I took some profit from another airline stock Thursday & re-invested a small amount in IAG Friday. Will see how the SP fares over the course of the weeks ahead and maybe buy more on the dips. Was tempted to sell @220 but re-considered as I believe the stock will do well & am now thinking of hold very long term for the potential dividend re-instatement. LTH. GLA.

Also based on the sentiments expressed at yesterday's Science and Technology Committee exploring the scientific basis for the Government’s roadmap for easing covid-19 restrictions I would also add the scientific & medical advisors as contributors to the downward trend on the SP. No problems with their consistency & am prepared for future SP fluctuations, been quite a ride thus far. Now the vaccines are available I would like to hear Boris, Hanc0ck, Whitty, Vallance & Co change the narrative as to how the UK intends to live with the virus & its variants. For example what level of covid infection, hospitalizations & death rates attributable to covid 19 is the UK Gov willing to accept before considering another lockdown, or is the destiny of the UK economy in a perpetual hokey cokey? LTH. GLA.

UK set to cut air passenger duty on domestic flights.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/10/uk-set-to-cut-air-passenger-duty-on-domestic-flights

Hello, link for bond info below. alternatively Google us treasury bond yields. I have an average NG holding at sp 822 & am looking for approx 10% growth in the next 12 to 24 months. Failing any lack of SP increase over this time period at least the dividend offers a reasonable return. Would recommend investing at 850 or below & holding for at least 2 years. IMO.

https://m.uk.investing.com/rates-bonds/

US 10 year treasury bond yields have spiked again, so would expect a dip in NG (plus others) SP tomorrow unless the bond yield levels fall back overnight. GLA.

US 10 year treasury bond yields have risen swiftly to approx 1.5% over the last couple of weeks, see link below. NG (plus others) SP weakness has been reflecting these yield fluctuations recently.

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?countrycode=bx

I think Taverham is referring to the yeilds
on treasury bonds.

FDA have now granted authorisation for the J&J covid vaccine. EU are expected to follow with an announcement mid March. Not sure when the UK MHRA will make a decision, hopefully very soon. I think someone mentioned before that we could potentially see the UK long haul routes to the USA open before the EU. Will be good for BA & a morale boost for the aviation industry if this was to occur. GLA. Strong buy, IMO.

I am 'in' with a holding at 142, waiting for approx 220 before considering selling. Whether the SP reaches 220 this or in future years I will hold & wait. Held on thru worse & expect there will be more ups & downs along the road till then. Am expecting this weeks final results to be in line with or perhaps even exceed market expectations. Just a gut feeling, I could be wrong. IMO. LTH, GLA.

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Evidently the early Israel vaccine data is looking promising thus far, see link below.
Does anyone know when the vaccine efficacy results based on the new variants will likely be announced, I think they are being evaluated presently at Porton Down?

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-israel-results-insigh-idUSKBN2AA0N0

At first glance the EXO-CD24 looks impressive. Will be interesting to see how this treatment progresses in future trials. Thanks for posting the link.

I think the market was disappointed with future growth goals & are making themselves heard as witnessed by the SP drop. Hopefully the BOD will take note. I would expect the SP to recover sometime in the near future. IMO. GLA.

Looking for the bottom? 4000?

volvic - ditto. At least with this share a dividend is payable. Market shenanigans, live & learn. GLA.

marquessR - The SP should recover in the near future. Currently I am not down too much & at least we will have the dividend to look forward to. GLA.

Any idea as to why the SP is down +5% on the back of so-so results? Been averaging down today with a view to holding long term. Maybe Unilever BOD could send Elon a crate of ice cream & ask for a tweet? Seems to be an over reaction, IMO. GLA.

Ryanair's spat with the Civil Aviation Authority escalated on Wednesday night as plans emerged to axe all domestic routes and all services from Britain to non-EU countries. The budget carrier will only operate out of London Stansted airport and will cull 13 routes to Morocco, Ukraine, Montenegro, and Norway. [...] At the centre of the dispute is Ryanair’s use of so-called “wet-leasing”, where airlines hire aircraft and crew to operate services on their behalf. [...] The CAA wanted less than half of Ryanair’s UK services to be run by “wet leased” aircraft. Ryanair is believed to have planned to increase its number of UK registered aircraft to three by April 2021 and offered a pool of aircraft under a “white list” approach.

Is this good or bad news for the SP? Penny for your thoughts.