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Quite simple Suzy, no change of opinion. With an additional 30,000,000 shares liquidity is not a problem that's why the spread has been significantly reduced, that in turn encourages traders and gives them the confidence to take a punt or exit. If volumes increase it can be matched by an increase in the SP. This is not always the case of course, but as the initial drop in the SP has IMO been overdone, this is why I said I expect a bounce next week. But once these shares have been 'processed' and in the absence of further news I believe they will retrace back to the issue price and if no positive news is forthcoming beyond. I believe whoever backed this placement will move these shares quickly, afterwards BEM will return to what we regard as the norm, i.e. no news, low volume, large spread. There's been nearly two days of trading since the subscription announcement and just look at the volumes already and the SP has even edged up slightly. That's my take on it hope you understood my reasoning, remember this is the AIM even harder to understand when things happen. I'd be interested to hear from other investors if they have a view, GLA.

Not many on this or any other BB are brave enough to post their trades, you hear about them after the event and usually about how much they made etc. Fair play to you only time will tell if you called it correctly. I have been thinking along the same lines but am expecting a bounce here when these new shares are available to trade next week, and of course, Budge may have called it wrong. He would be pretty p i s s ed off after this placing if he could have raised say four times as much for the same number of shares in a few weeks time. If there is any movement forthcoming with the Swedish the government I believe there will be an opportunity before any decision due to the posting of the forthcoming business the prior week. IMO it's a good time to be holding cash right now. Good luck whatever you decide.

I thought she was on auto reinvest.

Closing SP of 65.69p that leaves 7 trading days before divvy payment date, at this rate you'll all get a bargain.

How right you are calisto, remember Miliband he thought the sun shone out of Hollande's a r s e till he messed it up big time, only lasted one term. That's socialism for yer.

When the 30,000,000 overhang is cleared there's a good chance it will drop back to the subscription price and then some more with no news through a long dark winter. Personally I would never buy on the announcement of a placement, don't forget they haven't been listed yet. Once again no problem with liquidity, we've been here many times before.

It's ironic that while we, the UK are taking back some control of the railways the French are on strike for more money obviously but more importantly for the creep creep of privatisation which they see as a threat to their cushy setup. With the French SNCF over 40 billion pounds in debt and the EU interfering as usual with their requirements to open up the state railways to competition, another good reason for us to exit the bureaucratic nightmare over the channel. But rest assured McDonnell and Corbyn know a thing or two about running railways.

To be fair Eric the spin comment was not aimed directly at you, as you know I don't post on here with any regularity anymore. There isn't anything of any significance happening here to warrant any input, I'm just an invested onlooker with a somewhat reduced holding.

You can put wherever spin you like on this latest news, but it ain't good. "does the Government want to create jobs and boost its chance of re-election? Yes!? No!? " It appears the answer to that is No. As for creating jobs it seems they need to create more workers. Sweden�s got a major supply and demand problem. By 2025, its entire workforce is expected to grow by 207,000 people�yet it needs more than that number just to staff its fabled welfare state. The worker shortfall could crimp services and raise labor costs, especially in a political environment less hospitable to immigration. The government is going to have to come up with some seriously big ideas on how to make up for future labor shortages. Immigration has also become an especially sensitive topic since the country re-imposed border controls in the wake of the 2015 refugee crisis. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-15/look-at-what-s-going-to-happen-to-sweden-s-fabled-welfare-state

I don't believe Lloyds will reach full potential before an inevitable market correction / crash then of course it all tumbles down together and after some time off we go again. Still in the meantime we have the dividends to console ourselves.

FTSE 65 points off the all time high, sadly it's not Lloyds driving it.

Italy may not crash either the Euro or the EU jayfax but with 5 star and the league about to form yet another Italian government, I just wonder how Brussels is going to deal with them. Admittedly they have softened their pre-election rhetoric but they won't be another Greece. Apart from breaking the EU's 3% GDP rules (they won't be the first to do that would they) and after the money is spent they want a referendum to bring back the Lira. This will be the ultimate test for Brussels if it is carried, the Euro is the one thing that is holding it all together and as I've said before it will be the cause of its ultimate downfall. I see the problematic Deutsche Bank has had a short recommendation again, just saying.

Oh dear JR tut tut, you�ve lost it already, �diarrhoea from both ends� lol. Don�t remember the 70�s then, how convenient, you clearly have the classic Left Wing selective memory. I would expect that sort of response from a *********/millennial not from someone of your seniority, just goes to show there�s no fool like an old fool. Have a good day�...but you probably won�t remember it.

Apathy reigns, even the usually upbeat Swedes seem to be losing interest judging by the volumes.

Don't think the CEO of Persimmon has any influence on the independent BofE. Enjoy this moment because if JC ever gets elected you will know the true meaning of austerity, surely you remember the 70's JR?

One of the country's biggest investment managers has warned that banks will be forced to raise mortgage rates as cheap money provided by a closed Bank of England scheme runs out. The �127 billion term funding scheme, which was closed in February, was launched in August 2016 to provide lenders with low-cost loans as an economic stimulus after the Brexit vote. M&G Investments believes that lenders will soon be forced to push up mortgage rates because of the higher costs. - The Times

Call it what you want DCB they get more out of the EU than they put in, we don't. That's why they're all over here sending it back home.

Eire is also predicted to be a net contributor but they want a special rebate because of Brexit, its not fair they cry. Seems there will be a lot of disappointed countries when we leave. Absolutely right jamesroo, I've always said the same, It is a failed experiment. I believe the Fonz uttered that word also freya.

Correctamundo, now there's a word I haven't heard for a long time.

Blimey got that wrong just got back from the pub, of course, I meant 67.01 'hic' 67/76 easy mistake when the beer is flowing, oh well we finished clear of 67p at 67.08p. The question is how much further can this run before 29th May. We'll see what next week brings. GLA.