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There may be some selling in next few days given now ex-divi ( not an uncommon trend ) - but hopefully won't return to the recent post results low in 310's again. However, markets are easily spooked and shares in certain sectors are now very volatile - so it is a brave man who calls a bottom in today's market. As my average is in the 380's - I expect to be holding for a while - possibly a long while - and the divi - even without the specials - will at least provide some comfort in the interim. GLA

6.8p Gone Ex-divi today, payment 13/01/2017 according to HL website.

"The amount spent (value) in the retail industry increased by 6.6% compared with October 2015 and increased by 2.1% compared with September 2016." See https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/bulletins/retailsales/oct2016 Hopefully will help SP - although they say department stores not doing comparitively that well. Guessing reason for 1p jump at 9:30 on share charts - but hasn't lasted - but hopefully will be positive longer term. Still SP has dropped less than divi - always a bonus - so maybe already priced in.

Thanks for the response. Will probably sit tight on my small but long term paper loss and take another divi - whicheer way I jump now will be wrong.

Little disappointed to see SP down today - as is FTSE and many others - was hoping might retrace yesterdays peaks - given ex Divi tommorrow. Looking at last couple of divi dates - mixed outcome - so not sure whether to sell out or keep and risk drops much more than divi. Any thoughts ?

Yes truly frightening 2/3rds or so drop in 08. Wouldn't leave much at all if started from divi lows around 350p at all - and just hope it doesn't go as low as 214 again. Just got to have faith that the UK economy survives - and that this short term reaction stabilises and starts to get wound out over the next few months. Most comments suggest the global hit from Brexit should be a lot less than 2008 - so hopefully won't see these sort of drops again - but UK and Europe going to be tough for quite a while. Left it far too late to sell existing holdings - down 25% in 2 days - but not yet convinced time to buy - but this time around will wait for clear sign of recovery - even if miss the dip.

Looks like MKS today has decided to catch up / overtake some of the other big losses in the last couple of days. Hoped wouldn't get there - bit if did it might hold at 300p - given Fri morning low - but god knows where it is heading now. Other shares have at least found some resistance / stability for parts of the day - maybe MKS now getting support around 280p - anyone think it will hold ?

Sorry - just re-read my post and had meant to put in another observation - that wasn't the only insurer falling back - from earlier strong gains ( I have a couple of others like LGEN on my watch screens ) Anyway - at least looks to have pulled back some of the mid-afternoon dip. Good luck tommorrow on all your holdings.

Looks like the sellers are in the ascendency at the moment - SP now gone Red. Real question is - why are they selling now - when could have sold this morning for nearly 10p more ?

High sid Looks like many blues today - so individuals at least seem to be pricing in a remain - and staying with the shares. And nice to see MKS pick up the losses of the last 2 days - was beginning to worry if Debenhams dip was going to squash SP recovery after yesterday morning's falls. We may all be surprised - but assuming a remain - it is difficult to guess which way things will develop later. There are probably many short term holders sitting on a decent profit from last weeks awful lows - and some more may sell - whilst others may hold expecting to see the Remain "bonus" kick in tommorrow AM on result and sell then. If any still fear brexit - they could sell today as well. Whatever way - the next couple of days will be interesting - and I don't have a clue what will happen - and what to do with a few £K's worth of recent acquisitions. Whilst I generally buy for income / divis and long term - have occassionally taken a quick 5-10% when the oppertunity arises - but not day trading ( charges and tax make far too risky on my small trades ). Like the result - only time will tell for sure. Good luck all

Beginning to think not much headrooom left for a relief bounce on a Remain - but it's only about 6 months since we were over the £4 level - so who knows - and the last 6 months has been skewed by the Feb "crisis" and "brexit" Looking at recent prices over the last year - where we are is beginning to looks like a pretty decent price - even if not the top - certainly better than some of the many troughs. Looks like may have some profit taking from todays peak - some could even be sitting on 50p rise from recent Brexit panic low - but happy to see it continue it's upward trajectory - even if down a few p from this mornings high - but would nice to see it back at least in the 360p range now Brexit may be out of the way. I agree - there is going to be lot of infighting and recriminations in the main parties - and the factions of leave in particular I suspect if markets are correct and it is a remain. Anyway - the real big question for next week - assuming a Remain - is what crisis the markets will focus on next - and what excuses the Central Bankers use for not pulling us out of the mess of "QE and emergency rates".

Looks like MKS may be suffering more today on the back of Debenhams numbers. But at least it has recovered some of this mornings dip - but still down about 6p from Mon close. Roll on Fri regardless - but looking at the banking and financial sectors - looks like markets pricing in a remain. If so MKS should bounce nicely.

Thanks for the info. It is a sad reflection of far too many in business leadership - that their remedy is all too frequently to take short term easy decisions - and the wage bill - at least in the UK - is certainly one such area. But I for one worry about managements confidence in their business when they resort to these sorts of measures - if it is a profitable company. The markets sadly do tend to bounce SP's on these sort of announcements from some companies - but could easily - like they did with 10% or so fall in our SP on last results - interpret is as a sign of further weakness - if they do go ahead.

Morning sid Always good to see blues - especially after days of deep reds. Good Day for FTSE - the 100 and as - if not more - importantly for UK - the 250 as well. Much more convincing bounce - in some sectors - than Wednesday's respite - where the small gains Wed were taken back and more yesterday anyway Hopefully now that US and BoJapan rate decisions out of the way - markets will be a little more stable. Yesterdays UK retail numbers much better than Aprils - 0.9% in general - against a forecast 0.2% - but 4.3% on clothing as spring finally arrived. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36548455 With luck MKS got it's fair chunk of this - and that MKS results will be up - when we get the interims or any trading statements - to underpin a solid recovery in SP.

WiganWarriors - sorry for the delay - but Do you know where the expected profits doubling was quoted ?

As well as the 5% unemployment - the figures also highlighted Another 55000 in work - so a decent chunk of new pension holders to be chased after by the financial co's to increase their profitability Wages up by 2.3% - 2 % above inflation - so 2.3% more into existing pensions - increasing commissions - and 2% money free to go after to sell them other financial / savings products - or bump up their pensions. Shame didn't quite hold on to the highs - but after last couple of days - a blue close is just fine.

Unemployment back to 5% - so more people earning. Earnings Growth at 2.3% vs inflation at 0.3% - so 2% more cash in play. Got to be good for retail and services - yes / no Hopefully will help MKS today ?

But at least - not this morning - well not yet. And 5% unemployment - might keep it blue - at least for today - if well received by markets. Doubt if yesterday's retail swing in US will be enough to persuade Yellen to jump now - but maybe help her hint at July - which might help banks / financials next week - after yo know what. Looks like the markets are bouncing back a little from the last 3 days of frantic selling - might not last - might be waht is it they say - a dead cat bounce - but rather see a little resistiance and blue - then yet another see of red. Not going to see losses wiped out in short term though - possibly not even after next week.

I know it's early - but looks like markets might not exactly be recovering today to last weeks levels - but certainly unwinding some of the losses from the last day or two - as a sign that stocks may in fact may have been oversold. So hopefuly today will stay blue - and be the first blue day - of many to come.

Do you really think the bear run will last to 23rd - another 7 trading days ? Some shares lost 4 or 5% today - in the 250. Others have been losing 2 or 3% daily for few days. So certainly hope not at this rate. Thought the Brexit case was oversold - and the current reaction - was hysteria - but I guess I have to accept I am wrong - and that it is real and bear market could continue. I should have had the sense to sell out a couple of weeks ago like many others - but never thought it would get as bad - and now just riding on with my losses. Fix - Sure Maggie could have delivered it All that would be needed is a bit of real statesmanship from Cameron to go back to EU - and swing this vote back to remain - and end all our pain - to secure a few proper changes. EU politicians are quaking in their boots - not because Britain may leave - some have in the past openly suggested it (when we didn't join the Euro) - but because it will embolden the millions who oppose their centralist agenda within the EUROzone itself. So perhaps the EU could be persuaded to accept free movement just within the Eurozone - rather than the potential collapse of the Eurozone and the whole EU project - that they so fear Brexit could deliver. Cameron would win the referendum - achieved real reforms - that many on the right and left would applaude him for - and secure a place in UK -EU history - an act comparable to Maggie's rebate. The fact we do not appear to be taking advantage of this leverage - shows what a timid nation we have become.