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I hope that its DT topping up.

A large 28 million but trade just gone through @ 14.29pm price paid 234.90p per share.

“only trouble is, the dow dropped today... and am rather anticipating a pull back (better had as i sold out in expectation over the next few days of it doing so) once profteers see the ftse has peaked a little today...

good thing about ftse100 is that it all happens in slomo so you can always jump back in with only a couple % loss...”

Marineville, I gave up trying to second-guess the market about 20 years ago; I found that there was only one winner. I’m too old in the tooth to chase markets. However, if it works for you good luck to you.

Short squeeze.............Up 6.70p or 5.30%.

Fizzydrink,

To receive the next dividend you will need to have held BT share before and including ex-dividend date of 27th Dec 2018. (So if you held shares from the 26th Dec to the 27th Dec) you will be entitled to the 4.62p dividend, payment date 4th Feb 2019. Hope this helps.

up this morning, 3.20p so far so good, let's see if we can hold on to it.

You wouldn't think so, looking at the share price. But who knows.

I wouldn't rule anything in or out. Time will tell.

"Okay so BT shares, never been trickier to second guess. Do you sell off tontry and beat the impending doom of Brexit, but risk takeover from DT, where share price could increase making it difficult to recover your old position..... or hold for the takeover, but get crippled by Brexit crash....? (And every combination inbeteeen. Any thoughts ?"

Aus3009,

I intend holding BT with or without a takeover these are worth at least 300p per share. I will collect the dividends on offer while I wait for the recovery in the share price.

With BT’s Market Cap being half what it was only 3 years ago, this must be tempting to any potential predator.

Yes hit 127.90p up 2.50p before GS went to work.

BT

BT’s new boss Philip Jansen arrives on 1 February with a mandate to revive the embattled telecoms group. Outgoing chief executive Gavin Patterson has already started the job, having announced 13,000 job cuts over a three-year period as part of a £1.5bn cost-cutting drive. It falls to Jansen to address lingering strategic questions, such as the future of its Openreach subsidiary, after shareholders — and activist investor Greenlight Capital — pushed for a spin off this year. He will also have to decide whether its multibillion pound sports broadcasting rights strategy is a good use of shareholders’ cash. At 238.1p, there could be plenty to get the shares moving. Zoe Wood

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/01/the-guardians-share-tips-for-2019

Dead link.

5eights, would you mind copying the article? Thanks.

Celebrity Love Island Is a Temptation for Bankers

Investors haven’t been wowed by Carolyn McCall’s ITV strategy. If the company’s subscription service falls flat, its bid defenses will be weak.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-01-02/love-island-owner-itv-looks-vulnerable-to-a-takeover

Hi Dallo, thanks for your post regarding Chris Hughes’s comments on Bloomberg TV regarding ITV being a takeover target. I hope, and would expect the ITV DOD would not recommend a bid of only 160p per share. This IMHO, would under value ITV.

Quite right TheLoaf, I also think BT will maintain their dividend.

STOCK MARKET WATCHLIST: Our predictions for 2019 - Seven picks... but will they turn out lucky?

William Turvill, City Correspondent: ITV: The I’m A Celebrity broadcaster’s shares are at a five-year low, having fallen 25 per cent this year.

My outlandish prediction is that political uncertainty in the UK will lift some time this year, confidence will rise, ITV’s advertising revenue will start to recover and the share price will follow.

Either that, or things will get even worse for ITV before a global media firm mulls a generous takeover bid.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/markets/article-6538317/STOCK-MARKET-WATCHLIST-predictions-2019-Seven-picks-turn-lucky.html

That's 4 weeks on the trot.

We are due an up week.

Lets hope for an up year in 2019.

That's 5 weeks on the trot.

We are due an up week.

Lets hope for an up year in 2019.

I was expecting a 2% fall in the share price, going by the ADR price on Friday close.

Happy Christmas all.

Hi Alex,

You make some very good points.

I think that the last thing we need is another general election, worse still would be a Labour government with Corbyn in charge. That would be bad news for UK shares. I’m hoping that if Theresa May’s deal is rejected that we have another referendum, hoping for us to stay in the EU. That would be the best outcome for UK shares IMHO.

I’m also looking forward to the Liberty/Vodafone deal achieving regulatory approval within the first half of 2019. Then, things could get very interesting for ITV.

Have a good Christmas all.

What's happened to Velo?
Has he cashed in his chips?