National Grid Share Discussion Threads

[atlantic57] 30/11/2015 11:42

i am not a subscriber for any of advfn premium services.
i just asked a question which other posters were happy to answer.

[gbb483] 30/11/2015 10:07

Your moniker is blue (as opposed to black). Ergo you are a subscriber (as opposed to those of us who just provide our time on-line).

[atlantic57] 30/11/2015 09:48

gbb really we are not all as smart as you !

i have not stumped up for a subscription i just asked a question

[gbb483] 26/11/2015 22:48

I'm amazed that someone who is prepared to stump up an ADVFN subscription is so naive regarding the meaning of 'ex-dividend'.

[atlantic57] 26/11/2015 13:08

Thank you i guess there was a clue in the price drop today which is circa 15p

[leonasdad] 26/11/2015 13:01

part p 17th ed scope b&c

[bountyhunter] 26/11/2015 13:01

XD today certainly means no interim dividend entitlement of 15p/share on shares purchased from the open today hence the drop!

[pierre oreilly] 26/11/2015 13:00

You wouldn't get the next divi to be paid, but you'd get everyone after that (assuming you continued to hold).

[davr0s] 26/11/2015 12:53

My reading is that it went ex divi today which is why we are off around the divi price today. Ftse 100 companies go ex divi on Thursday morning as a rule. So my view if you needed to be holding last night to get it but DYOR

[ringer12] 26/11/2015 12:46

Surely not!

[atlantic57] 26/11/2015 12:37

So if you buy today you get the dividend is that right please??

[bountyhunter] 26/11/2015 11:12

yes, all in the header for future reference :-)

[newbank] 26/11/2015 10:42

DavR0s

Ex Divi today, record date tomorrow.

[davr0s] 25/11/2015 19:53

15p ex divi tomorrow

[m100] 24/11/2015 15:32

The Energy and Climate Change Committee hold a one-off hearing on Tuesday 24 November at 10am to question National Grid about the Security of the UK’s energy supply.



Video footage of hearing at link

[prewar] 24/11/2015 08:29

Thanks Uty, I was trying to make the point that the I/C's sit outside of the RAB rather than inside. I appreciate I didn't make this point very clearly. As they sit outside they are subject to a different type of regulation where there is a Cap and Floor so there are risks and opportunities relative to the main business. You're right any connecting to the Grid type assets will fall under the main business but the cable and GB converter station for each link will be outside the RAB. I think this is the case for the Britned and French existing I/C's.

[utyinv] 23/11/2015 22:52

Prewar,

With regard to the Norwegian I/C:

The North Sea Link (NSL) interconnector consists of two cables, each totalling 720km trenched into the sea-bed of the North Sea, connecting the UK to Norway. It’s a joint project between National Grid and Statnett, the Norwegian transmission system operator: it totals some €2 billion with 50% funding from each partner, is jointly resourced and has a commissioning date of the end of 2021

Once built and commissioned it may come under a different name but Grid definitely has a stake in the asset.

[gbb483] 23/11/2015 15:30

(otherwise markets would break down if future prices were predictable).

No, the markets would revert to what they were originally intended for, companies to get funding.

[bountyhunter] 23/11/2015 14:03

One thing is for sure, the fact that the low interest rate environment has persisted for far longer than most anticipated has worked in our favor here.

[pierre oreilly] 23/11/2015 12:24

Well people have been predicting an imminent interest rate rise for at the very least 2 years. So some fund managers will have priced that in. Yes, a rate rise will come at some stage, but when? And if the rise is less than is priced in, then the price may rise. I'd say the next rise when it comes will be 1/8%, setting a new unit for rate rises and falls. Even 1/8% rise will knock a lot of mortgage holders on the head. So we know a rise will come, but we don't know when, we don't know the magnitude of the rise, we don't know how much is already priced in. We may be lucky or unlucky with the outcome of any of those factors. Then there is almost an infinite number of other possible factors of course which we don't even know about. I think we can slightly put the odds in our favour, but mostly we rely on avoiding bad luck and a general market rise.

[bountyhunter] 23/11/2015 11:57

the interest rate outlook and political factors have a stronger than average influence on NG imo; not entirely random but may seem so at times

[pierre oreilly] 23/11/2015 11:41

Divergence from the main index will occur pretty randomly with unpredictable asynchronous events perceived of differing importance to different fund managers. Same with all ftse companies imv. I think with this one we just have to hope the regulator keeps treating ng favouably but fair, and that Bracknell doesn't get bombed. imv, most investing is based on hope (that the future is how it's perceived) and good luck (or at least not bad luck).

Past data will always throw up many correlations of various types and it may be a bit of fun to do but, unfortunately, they aren't any use in predicting the future imv. (otherwise markets would break down if future prices were predictable).