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? voda offloads uk to liberty, liberty gives germany to vod?

to see a little life here.

a few in 1750s, but remain long.

to see, good for the company but also hopefully good for a patient group with not many good options currently available. beats buying tobacco shares, in karma terms. "In corporate news, AstraZeneca ticked up after saying results from the Phase 3 trial of its ovarian cancer treatment Lynparza had demonstrated a "significant improvement in progression-free survival" (PFS)."

a couple back here on a one year view, though i would not be that surprised to see a bit more of a pullback again before summer. let's face it, so long as trump has a few fingers left and still has access to twitter, pretty much anything can happen in markets day to day.... meanwhile, happy enough with the slice i had switched across to the pru. the insurers are looking nicely cash generative atm relative to some sectors, tho' pru a more far east exposed beast.

nice enough. (... so long as chinese debt doesn't implode.)

i would have preferred indian ipo, but the game on the ground has changed so i think coda bowing to reality in this (proposed) deal. whether market likes it or not is gonna depend on the detail. i'm long anyway.

dunno. disappointing. i am still holding, but my sunny uplands now seem to have flattened. still pretty decent performance since the IPO, but where next.

.. it seems not?

a few more.

a little chunk, medium to long view.

prudence [not equal] panic. nicely done hot! i hope the [short whose name cannot be spoken] also does well for you, at least on a tactical basis! stock markets imv much like trying to make progress sailing in squally seas. one needs to keep trimming and adjusting sails to make best use of winds, & sometimes need to tack. puzzled why manners have got a bit strained for some on this board very recently, usually rising share price makes people more friendly. very pleasant day today. have shifted a slice of my aviva investment holding into prudential, but remaining reasonably long on aviva still, resetting slicing targets here on remaining holding to 580ish, 590ish, 605, but no rush, perfectly pleasant dividend to help sustain. (prudential remains very underpriced i think if chinese credit bubble does not burst, but that remains a systemic risk to worry about.)

Mark Wilson, Group Chief Executive Officer, said: "Aviva's results are simple and clear cut: more operating profit, more capital, more cash, more dividend. And there is more to come. Aviva's financial position has been transformed and a distinctly stronger balance sheet and excess capital give Aviva more options. We are now actively planning a capital return to our shareholders and debt reduction in 2017 and will invest further to grow our businesses. The numbers speak for themselves. Fund management delivered a breakout year with strong positive net flows and operating profit up 30%. General insurance is growing, with operating profit up 17%1, and in UK Digital we have doubled online registrations to five million. We are becoming a digital disruptor for the benefit of our customers. In 2016 we made strong progress on our commitments of cash flow and growth. Reflecting these results, we are increasing the total dividend per share by 12% to 23.3p."

yum!

i think the bit markets didn't like so much lgen results was slowdown in rate of dividend growth. will be interested to see AV's rate in comparison.

automated algorithmic trading by computers/black boxes.

et voila the pullback

(ShareCast News) - Insurer Legal & General said full year pre-tax profits rose 17% to £1.6bn as the net cash increased 12% to £1.4bn. Adjusted operating profits rose to £1.6bn from £1.4bn. Earnings per share were up 19% at 22.2p. The full year dividend was up 7% 14.35p a share. "With further political and economic uncertainty anticipated in 2017 and beyond, we expect further market volatility. The risk of slowing global economic activity remains and no business model can be fully immunised," L&G said. "However, we believe the opportunities available to the group, primarily in the UK and US, remain attractive."

trump bump rather than trump jump? - just think what would happen to global stock markets if that guy also developed tourettes (time to buy shares in yo-yos?)

caitlin1 GSK board 7th dec '16: "Been out of here for a while. Back in this week at 14.49. Cant see it going much lower." caitlin1 GSK board 23rd dec '16 : "Out for a 2k profit and into Genel. Happy Christmas." caitlin1 GSK board 7th march '17: "Bought a few a while back at 13.50.Still holding." - did GSK drop to 13:50 offered sometime since 23rd december?