Northern Foods Share Discussion Threads

[scottishfield] 18/10/2024 08:26

Good morning all . Thank you for the welcome. Dull, gusty winds and rain, heavy later, here. 13 degrees. A reasonable week here after a few weeks of up and down, mostly down. But do things seem a little more positive generally? Once budget is out of hhe way it might be a better investing climate? Mmm

[blueliner] 18/10/2024 08:24

Morning 3/7 quiz, dank and misty .

ISA allowances, to start with it wasn't enough, then I filled my boots, now it has naturally evolved so don't use it fully.

[mrphil] 18/10/2024 08:21

Surely this can't be true on a number of levels?

[carpingtris] 18/10/2024 07:59

Are ISA's a target?? That would damn well annoy me!

[dr biotech] 18/10/2024 07:54

4/7 for me.

Currently my portfolio tool is showing -0.8% seems to be a lot of wide spreads this morning that haven’t yet closed. Normally takes 20mins so it’s a touch unusual.

Looks like IHT will be a target. Something I have a mixed opinion on. Perpetuates inequality but seems brutal at the same time.

[mrphil] 18/10/2024 07:30

Pound at a 2 year high against the Euro but our Euro account is already pretty well stocked and I have other bills to pay, especially the recent pay rise I gave them all!

[mrphil] 18/10/2024 07:27

Morning All.

scottishfield, welcome and thanks for the comments.

Usual 2/7 for me this week, guessing back on track!

Not a great start, looking like being pretty even on the week.

[aleman] 18/10/2024 07:20

Retail sales beat expectations due to back to school spending? That's August, not September. Maybe they mean the cold weather saw everyone going out and buying new winter coats for their kids, like we did for No.1. A decent one is not cheap and he's in adult sizes now so it sure boosted our spending!

[aleman] 18/10/2024 07:04

Good morning and welcome, scottishfield.

A bit misty here but looking promising. Shame I'm stuck with No.2 who has our first chesty cold of the season.

Gold up yet again. $2715/£2084

[skinny] 18/10/2024 05:54

Good Morning.



4/7.

[scottishfield] 17/10/2024 17:42

A good thread and pleasant read here guys. Iv'e added it to my regular reads. Thank you.

[skinny] 17/10/2024 17:40

A very disappointing +0.13% for me.

A very strange day weather wise - very mild @19C with low sun and now dark!

Home made curry tonight and a couple of bottles or 3 of Shipyard - after a hectic 'Grand Parent day'.

[blueliner] 17/10/2024 17:00

+0.16% folio, [FTSE All-Share +0.65%]
Am not keeping up with the index, doesn't bode well for the w/e figures.
NEXN +6.2%, VANL +5.4%, BA., NCYF, leading gainers.

The proposed delisting of WDS here has justified my transfer actions back in 2022, getting shot of HSBC as the holding brokers.

BHP, RIO, miners struggling again.
T shirt weather, heating down, Max 17C.

Good news DF.
Had both vaccinations today.

[aleman] 17/10/2024 16:47

UK pension funds have been selling off UK shares for decades thanks to risk management regulations leaning to bonds. The B of E has created a money shortage that has seen UK companies bought out for peanuts and the Labour government have created a tax scare that has acclerated selling. UK companies are disappearing, leaving not a lot for investors to choose from. Directors buy back shares rather than invest. It's very unhealthy and nobody seems to care - just take the money and run. If you wanted to destroy the UK as home for investment and create weak productivity growth, this is pretty much the way you would go about it. What else could you do to destroy it? Tax investors to death as well as companies, maybe!

+0.3%. BEG recovered a bit from a big director sale and FRES perky again.

Sunny all day and warm if you could get out of the breeze. I cycled and did ok but still feel I'm not where I should be. Soggy leaves were annoying. People are still worryingly self-engrossed/distracted (to be polite) but fewer of them today. I approached one guy with limited room and he was looking at the floor so I rang my bell and he looked sideways, and rang again so he looked behind. He jumped as he looked forward and I passed him. Why not just look up to begin with? Bells don't work well and if you shout politely at people to give way, many get upset and actually refuse to cooperate. (I say thankyou when they do!) I just don't know what is wrong with people. You would not believe how many pedestrians step out in front of me without looking. Today, amongst several, I had a man with a handcart! That was a first. I'd have gone straight over it if I had not swerved. I just shake my head and keep my frustration to myself. People are getting scarily unpredictable whether in charge of a dog, bike, car or shopping trolley. What's behind it all? 17.1C after 12.0C.

[dr biotech] 17/10/2024 16:10

Decent enough day, up 0.5%

MEGP/VLX accounting for half the total rise, only worthwhile loser was CREI and most of that was it going xd.

Another former holding N.Brown taken out with a decent premium. Had to check my records but this was one that I was right to sell as even with the takeover its lower than I got for them. A rare correct trade.

[malcolm caton] 17/10/2024 16:03

Up 0.45%

Best risers MSHL.RTO.CPI,DGE,RR.,ENT,
Worst fallers FNX,RIO.RS1.BHP.ZOO,SMIN.

Sunny with lttle wind all day.

[philanderer] 17/10/2024 16:03

Portfolio +0.17% RS1 hit again (semiconductor weakness) , RIO, VOD and NG. gainers DGE (by a mile) , TSCO , IMI and IMB.

Beautiful day , sunny blue skies . Shorts weather. 19C

Garden tidying, but the lawns way too damp to cut. One load of washing all done. A local walk this afternoon , very quiet.

My wife is in London tonight for dinner and a jazz show , an early birthday present from an old college girlfriend.

Spaghetti and meatballs for me with a bottle of malbec.

[mrphil] 17/10/2024 15:50

Nearly ended up negative today but thankfully TEK, LLOY & AV. came to the rescue resulting in +0.08% on the day.

[aleman] 17/10/2024 15:25

Why gold keeps going up?

[mrphil] 17/10/2024 14:19

LLOY have done very well for me to the point I was getting a bit heavy on them so I've taken some profit and increased LGEN a bit.

Was tempted to put some into LIO but I'm wavering at the moment.

[aleman] 17/10/2024 13:27

recent downside surprises in indicators of economic activity

Eurozone government should design their fiscal and structural policies to make their economies more productive, competitive and resilient, Christine Lagarde says.

We ignored bond markets and kept rates too high but it's not our fault the economy has gone to pot, its those pesky governments.

[philanderer] 17/10/2024 09:46

Morning everyone.

Blue skies , warm sun and the shorts and t-shirt are on :-)