Northern Foods Takeover Rumours (NFDS)

Not sure I like the sound of this, I have a large chunk of my investments with these guys! https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/britain-s-biggest-stock-broker-set-to-approve-5-4bn-takeover-by-middle-east-investors/ar-BB1ousqT?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=5dd702f6a22441449e0d7c45b015df84&ei=25

Finished up 0.3%, better morning than afternoon. Quite a lot of movement both ways (ups totalled +1.1%, with downs 0.8%). MRL and my REITS did well, GSK/VLX/KITW all fell. KITW was my biggest holding for much of this year until I sold a few and they fell back. I've made 10 trades this year. Four were correct, three were wrong and the others are broadly neutral. Overall its not made a big difference either way. The two worst trades were selling CTO a week before the takeover and buying SPEC just before their warning. Haven't had anything go right the other way.

Morning, not my day as BHP ( held ) launch takeover bid for AAL (no holding ) What with LGEN xd today am way under as compared to indices. surprised https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84z0lk0019o

After looking quite strong at lunchtime, things tailed off quite a lot for me. CREI looks like it may win its takeover for API and that caused their shares to fall. My biggest loser today. AV/CREO/VLX doing just enough to keep me the right side of the line +0.07% (xd's cost me 0.1% to, but that will be added back in due course).

Another good week in the markets - two in a row! +2.16% this week again mostly due to DLG and there continued rise - will a takeover happen soon and at what price? Interesting time.. AV. LLOY also helping this week and very nearly at B/E for LLOY. might let them go if they get into a profit for me. My funds have also had a decent week. YTD is now +2.64% Good weekend all :)

I hope you get back into profit there Carp, I sold out of DLG when they axed the dividend as I felt it might be sometime before it was reinstated. However, I was always conscious of the fact they may be a takeover target, one of my larger losses over the last few years unfortunately. wllm :)

I'm down -0.152% on the day todfay (FTSE100 -0.436%). Worst falls: AZN -6.86%, SSE -4.69% and TW. -2.35%. Best rises: SMDS +9.78%, BATS +7.12% and ULVR +3.15%. Results from AZN, BATS and ULVR and an update from SSE, plus a takeover offer from SMDS. Effects obvious. Just being dragged off to Wetherspoons. DF