Friday, July 31, 2009

London Market Open Report

London open: More gains for blue chips

London’s top stocks have pushed on again helped by British Airways sounding slightly more upbeat than in recent weeks and more gains for the miners.

British Airways said it will further cut capacity, parking a total of 22 aircraft during winter 2010, as it swung to a loss in the first quarter. “While traffic volumes are down considerably compared to last year, they have stabilised during the quarter and show some signs of improvement for the peak summer months. However, yields remain volatile,” it said.

Bid-threatened miner Anglo American saw underlying earnings slump by nearly 70% in the first half of 2009 as the impact of the global downturn on demand for commodities took its toll. Pre-tax profits fell to $3.63bn from $6.47bn on revenues of $11.1bn, down 38%, but underlying earnings picture showed a much steeper fall to $1.1bn from $3.48bn.

Real estate firm Liberty said results for the six months to June reflect a continuation of the “very difficult” retail environment and reductions in property values. Pre-tax losses narrowed slightly to Ł452m from Ł458m last year, while group net rental income fell 2% to Ł190m.

Homeserve said the year has started well with continuing policy growth and high renewals rates across its three core membership businesses. The group’s expectations for the full year remain unchanged.

Best performers are two dividend cutters. Bingo group Rank plans to resume dividend payments in the future, once trading conditions and market outlook improve. Underlying pre-tax profits rose to Ł24.7m in the six month ended 30 June compared with Ł17.6m last time, while revenue came to Ł266m from Ł257m previously.

Pest control group Rentokil, meanwhile, posted figures littered with more one-off charges. Investors have chosen to focus on operating profits, which, on actual exchange rates and stripping out one-off charges, rose by 1.5% to Ł69.2m.

PHST +2376128.57% profit !!!

http://www.stockpickr.com/members/port/RAPTOR-SPRTD-0510081638-SUPRATRADE/


Start Price

Return Value

Start Date

USPIX 15.59 -41.24% Oct 5th
APXR.PK 0.04 ------ Oct 5th
CDV.TO 3.43 -4.66% Oct 5th
MBKR.OB 0.225 -55.56% Oct 5th
PJZ 24.55 -8.02% Oct 5th
HQD.TO 32.24 -33.62% Oct 5th
POS.V 0.96 -69.79% Oct 5th
SDK 114.25 -63.47% Oct 5th
HBNC 24.5199 -22.51% Oct 5th
DEE 37.03 +44.86% Oct 5th
ACLO.OB 0.395 -50.63% Oct 5th
PVSP.OB 0.40 -33.75% Oct 5th
CATC.OB 28.00 -12.50% Oct 5th
PHST 5.25 +2376128.57% Oct 5th
VTLP.OB 0.27 ------ Oct 5th
SH 77.00 -16.61% Oct 5th

Average return:

+169697.22%


Tracking Started: 10-05-2008



Date updated:07-31-2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009

7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today

  • Cosmetic maker Revlon (REV | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to report a second quarter earnings per share loss of 8 cents Thursday before the open.

  • Consumer credit kingpin, Mastercard (MA | Chart | News | PowerRating), has analysts awaiting a second quarter EPS of $2.41 prior to the start of trading on Thursday.

  • Wall Street has forecast an EPS of 82 cents for consumer food maker Kellogg (K | Chart | News | PowerRating), which announces earnings Thursday morning before the bell.

  • Oil giant, Exxon Mobil (XOM | Chart | News | PowerRating), reports Thursday before the open with analysts expecting EPS of $1.02 for the second quarter.

  • My kid's favorite stock, Build-A-Bear Workshops (BBW | Chart | News | PowerRating), is forecast to take a loss of 25 cents per share for the second quarter prior to trading.

  • Computer software firm, McAfee (MFE | Chart | News | PowerRating) announces its second quarter earnings during the trading session with an expected EPS of 45 cents.

  • 50 cents per share is what Walt Disney Company (DIS | Chart | News | PowerRating) is forecast to announce after the trading session closes on Thursday.
5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today
Company
Symbol PowerRatings
American Express AXP 9
L.B. Foster Company FSTR 9
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. AXS 9
Yahoo! Inc. YHOO 8
Juniper Networks JNPR 8

3 519,28% PROFIT!!! SUPRATRADE CZECH FUND PORTFOLIO

Stav portfolia supratrade ke dni 30.07.2009

FondKurzPlatnost kPodílůSoučasná hodnotaRealizovaný ziskNerealizovaný zisk
Germany Equity Fund116,320001.12.200819 900,00003 265 170,37 USD9 990,00 USD
99 900,00%
3 263 180,37 USD
163 978,91%
Credit Suisse Bond Fund (Lux) Asia B117,860028.07.20091 000,0000117 860,00 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
97 860,00 USD
489,30%
ČSOB Private Banking World Lookback 18,760016.07.2009100,000048,38 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
-9 951,62 USD
-99,52%
FUND PARTNERS CSOB Europe 19 548,240028.11.2008110,000051 825,02 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
40 825,02 USD
371,14%
Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Future Energy R CHF7,000021.04.20091 000,00006 466,86 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
-3 533,14 USD
-35,33%
Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Future Energy B EUR7,790028.07.20091 000,000010 988,43 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
988,43 USD
9,88%
ČSOB Krátkodobého růstu 49,860016.07.2009100 000,000054 457,09 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
53 457,09 USD
5 345,71%
CSOB SVĚTOVÉHO RŮSTU PLUS 19 688,600031.12.20081 000,0000478 062,26 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
468 062,26 USD
4 680,62%
BD DOLL,CORP,A USD90,100028.07.20091 000,000090 100,00 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
80 100,00 USD
801,00%
Parvest (Euro) Bond Premium102,520028.07.20091 000,0000144 612,88 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
134 612,88 USD
1 346,13%
AAF-2001 INTEREST GROWTH F. EURO53,210005.04.2008100,00007 505,71 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
6 505,71 USD
650,57%
EUROPEAN AAA B.F.-LONG TERM-R113,300305.12.2008100,00001 876,12 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
876,12 USD
87,61%
ABN AMRO FUNDS-EUR.EQ. GROWTH F.19,750001.12.2008100,00002 785,90 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
1 785,90 USD
178,59%
TRENDBOND1,144928.07.2009100,00006,32 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
-9 993,68 USD
-99,94%
3 Banken Österreich-Fonds17,260029.07.2009100,00002 434,66 USD0,00 USD
0,00%
-7 565,34 USD
-75,65%
Celkem4 234 200,00 USD9 990,00 USD
99 900,00%
4 117 210,00 USD
3 519,28%

SELL alert ADBE

A SELL alert has been issued today to:

Asia Market Report

Asia: Nikkei recovers as Honda, Nissan motor ahead

The Nikkei settled higher Thursday, after a choppy session, as a strong performance among carmakers outweighed weakness among commodities.

Honda jumped 8.6% in Tokyo after it raised its full year outlook yesterday and revealed a modest profit in the last quarter. Nissan rallied 7% after it reported a smaller than expected quarterly loss.

Sony rose over 6% ahead of its quarterly earnings. After the bell the group reported a smaller than expected loss. Net loss was 37.1bn yen compared with profit of 35bn yen the same time a year earlier.

Nintendo posted a 61% decline in quarterly profit as sales its Wii game consoles waned. Net income fell to 42.3bn yen in the three months ended 30 June from 107.4bn yen the same time a year before.

Commodity stocks came under pressure after Sumitomo Metal Mining posted a decline in first-quarter earnings. A sharp drop in the prices of crude oil also weighed on related stocks such as Inpex and trading house Mitsubishi Corp.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed up 51 points at 10,165 in Tokyo.

The Hang Seng regained ground, finishing up nearly 100 points as real estate companies powered ahead. Sun Hung Kai Properties rose 1.4%, New World Development added 1.6% while Hang Lung Properties rose 2.1%.

Banks were mixed with shares in HSBC, Bank of China lost 0.26% while Industrial & Commercial Bank of China rose 0.36%.

PetroChina fell 0.66% after falling nearly 2% earlier in the session.

The Hang Seng index finished up 98 points at 20,234 in Hong Kong.

Indices

Index Value % Change
Nikkei 225 10,165.21 +0.51%
Hang Seng 20,234.08 +0.49%
Straits Times 2,623.22 +0.74%

Special Alert – SLAT!!!

My new pick is SLAT

If you miss some of my recent alerts, like BIEL which had a gain of 625% after my initial alert, then don't miss this one. After looking at the chart on SLAT, I'm making SLAT my technical support play. View the chart, http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/quickchart/quickchart.asp?symb=slat&sid=0&o_symb=slat&freq=7&time=18 , SLAT is ready to bounce of the trend line.

With the recent good news about how SLAT is in the final stage of negotiations with an Asian company for setting up a pilot scale production unit of Lithium Ion polymer batteries, I believe this can send SLAT higher!

SLAT is in the business of developing market lithium-powered vehicles and products for use in residential and commercial properties. Using its technology, the company is able to covert scooters, bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, cars and even homes and businesses into zero-emission, lithium-powered vehicles and facilities.

SLAT previously reported they have acquired equipment for electrochemical analysis and cell manufacturing from a major USA company to produce advanced lithium-ion batteries and its electrode materials for Fortune 500 Companies.

As prices for fossil fuel energy continue to rise, consumers and businesses are seeking an alternative way to power their world. Scientists, analysts and automotive executives have agreed that rising fuel costs and environmental concerns will cause the sales of hybrid and electric vehicles to skyrocket, and Superlattice has positioned itself to take advantage of the anticipated demand.

This is just the beginning for SLAT. I believe this is a ground floor opportunity for investors. Just think about, once they start manufacturing the batteries and other companies jump aboard, SLAT will catch the attention of even more large investors on Wall St. By that time SLAT could be trading at a lot higher price.

President Obama's signing of the country's economic stimulus plans includes more than $20 Billion in loans, grants and tax credits to help stimulate the development of large-scale domestic production of advanced, lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric cars to save the world from pollution and through training create jobs.

Start your research on SLAT now, be sure to check out their website: http://superlatticepower.com

Commodities Round up

Commodities: Crude tumbles 6% as supplies bounce


Oil prices plunged almost 6% on Wednesday as traders digested a bigger than expected rise in crude stockpiles.

US light crude oil for September delivery fell $3.88 to settle at $63.35 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

In its weekly inventory report the Energy Information Administration said crude supplies surged by 5.1m barrels to 347.8m barrels in the week ended 24 July. Analysts had pencilled in a rise of just over 1m barrels.

The report also said distillates increased by 2.1m barrels while gasoline supplies fell by a bigger than expected 2.3m barrels last week.

Oil prices were also pressured by a stronger dollar and a weak session among US equities.



Name Price 1 Day Change 1 Day % Change Units
Gold $944.25 -$13.25 -1.40% $/troy oz
Silver $14.02 -$0.42 -3.00% $/troy oz
Palladium $263.00 -$9.00 -3.42% $/troy oz
Platinum $1,213.00 -$42.00 -3.46% $/troy oz
Cattle 146.63p 0.000p 0.00% p/kg
Pigs 155.08p 0.000p 0.00% p/kg
Lamb 136.04p 0.000p 0.00% p/kg
Brent Crude $66.75 -$2.67 -3.85% $/barrel
Krugerrand $964.70 -$7.10 -0.73% $/troy oz

LONDON-Market Open Report

London open: Positive start to busy day

Investors have a batch of results to consider this morning, with BT currently leading London’s blue chips higher after publishing quarterly figures.

Telecoms giant BT saw adjusted EBITDA fall 3% in the first quarter, held back by BT Global Services. It saw adjusted EBITDA come in at Ł1.3bn against Ł1.4bn in the same period last year. But lower finance income and higher finance expenses pushed first quarter profits, on a reported basis, down 45% to Ł272m.

Royal Dutch Shell said its second quarter results were affected by the weak global economy as net profit slumped 70%. Second quarter earnings, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis, came in at $2.3bn, which was in line with expectations, against $7.9bn a year earlier. In the six month period, CCS earnings fell 64% to Ł5.6bn.

Specialist publisher Reed Elsevier is the worst performer after announcing plans to raise about 10% of its capital through a placing to pay off debts after an acquisition. Reed acquired the operator of the Lexis Nexis news archive system ChoicePoint for $4.1bn and had intended to pay for this with the sale of its business information division, but shelved the plans because of the economic environment.

Broadcaster and broadband provider BSkyB posted a sharp rise in profits in the year to June 30 as householders continued splashing out on home entertainment amid tough economic conditions. The firm posted a profit before tax of Ł456m, compared with Ł60m over the previous year as revenues rose to Ł5.35bn from Ł4.95bn.

Aero engine company Rolls-Royce reiterated its guidance for the full year but said the global trading environment remains ‘very difficult’, adding that the recovery is likely to be slow. Underlying pre-tax profits, which excludes the non-cash impact of the hedge book and other financial instruments, rose 9% to Ł445m in the six month ended 30 June.

Its fellow aerospace and defence stock BAE Systems has swung to a half-year loss, but upped its dividend and said it expects good growth for the full year. The defence firm made a loss of Ł70m in the six month ended 30 June compared with a profit of Ł599m last time.

Miner Kazakhmys said given the progress made in reducing stockpiles, output is likely to be lower in the second half but it remains on track to meet our full year target.

Knee and hip joint supplier Smith & Nephew posted a rise in second quarter profits but expects its products which serve the younger more active patient segment to face greater challenges.

Aero engine company Rolls-Royce reiterated its guidance for the full year but said the global trading environment remains ‘very difficult’, adding that the recovery is likely to be slow. Underlying pre-tax profits, which excludes the non-cash impact of the hedge book and other financial instruments, rose 9% to Ł445m in the six month ended 30 June.

Tobacco firm British American hiked its dividend by a quarter as acquisitions continued to drive the firm’s profits higher.

National Express, which last week received a takeover approach from its main shareholder, has scrapped its interim dividend in a bid to reduce debt.

Water firm Pennon Group said it has been performing in line with management expectations and intends to offer Ł120m of senior unsecured convertible bonds.

Rail and bus group Go-Ahead has agreed to acquire the assets of East Thames Buses from Transport for London (TfL)for Ł5m.

Model trains and racing cars group Hornby said its businesses in the UK, mainland Europe and the USA have continued to experience good demand.


FTSE 100 - Risers
BT Group (BT.A) 121.25p +7.59%
Wolseley (WOS) 1,234.00p +3.70%
Lonmin (LMI) 1,300.00p +3.59%
Randgold Resources (RRS) 3,750.00p +3.31%
Smith & Nephew (SN.) 488.75p +2.89%
Rio Tinto (RIO) 2,354.00p +2.53%
BHP Billiton (BLT) 1,534.00p +2.16%
Rolls-Royce Group (RR.) 383.25p +2.13%
Antofagasta (ANTO) 723.50p +2.12%
Friends Provident Group (FP.) 72.60p +2.11%

FTSE 100 - Fallers
Reed Elsevier (REL) 414.50p -13.69%
BAE Systems (BA.) 319.25p -2.67%
Carnival (CCL) 1,671.00p -1.07%
ICAP (IAP) 442.25p -1.01%
WPP Group (WPP) 445.25p -1.00%
Pennon Group (PNN) 463.50p -0.96%
Intertek Group (ITRK) 1,030.00p -0.87%
Centrica (CNA) 229.00p -0.87%
TUI Travel (TT.) 220.75p -0.67%
Compass Group (CPG) 315.75p -0.63%

FTSE 250 - Risers
Travis Perkins (TPK) 760.50p +8.64%
SIG (SHI) 118.50p +5.80%
Punch Taverns (PUB) 97.00p +5.15%
Yell Group (YELL) 31.00p +4.20%
DS Smith (SMDS) 75.50p +4.14%
Charter International (CHTR) 520.00p +3.79%
easyJet (EZJ) 298.25p +3.56%
Edinburgh UK Tracker Trust (EUK) 206.50p +3.51%
Halma (HLMA) 192.75p +3.49%
Galiform (GFRM) 53.25p +3.40%

FTSE 250 - Fallers
St James's Place (STJ) 175.00p -2.78%
Computacenter (CCC) 212.25p -2.64%
BlueBay Asset Management (BBAY) 238.00p -2.46%
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) 440.50p -2.38%
Stagecoach Group (SGC) 128.75p -1.90%
Rank Group (RNK) 66.50p -1.85%
Carpetright (CPR) 622.00p -1.58%
Renishaw (RSW) 375.00p -1.32%
United Business Media (UBM) 381.00p -1.30%
Croda International (CRDA) 552.00p -1.25%

Newspaper Watcher Alert (UK)

Today's Headlines

Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN) | Price: 130.00p | Change: -0.19%Price Down | P/E: 13.7 | Div Yield: 4.5% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Troy in deal to take over Glasgow Income Trust
The Scotsman | 30-Jul-2009

BG Group (BG.) | Price: 1,052.00p | Change: -2.68%Price Down | P/E: 11.5 | Div Yield: 1.1% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

BG cuts production targets as gas price falls
Times | 30-Jul-2009

British Airways (BAY) | Price: 131.20p | Change: 1.95%Price Up | P/E: n/a | Div Yield: 0.0% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

British Airways scraps sandwiches in hunger for savings
Times | 30-Jul-2009

British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSY) | Price: 519.50p | Change: 0.19%Price Up | P/E: 20.7 | Div Yield: 3.2% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

ESPN seals distribution deal with Virgin Media
The Independent | 30-Jul-2009

Cairn Energy (CNE) | Price: 2,406.00p | Change: 0.76%Price Up | P/E: 14.6 | Div Yield: 0.0% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Final agreements leave Cairn ready to cash in on Indian oil
The Scotsman | 30-Jul-2009

Cattles (CTT) | Price: 6.88p | Change: 0.00% | P/E: 0.2 | Div Yield: 280.5% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Directors come under fire over Cattles' slack reporting policy
Guardian | 30-Jul-2009

Glasgow Income Trust (GLS) | Price: 35.50p | Change: 8.46%Price Up | P/E: 6.3 | Div Yield: 15.0% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Allied secures deal to supply electric vans
The Herald | 30-Jul-2009

Glasgow Income Trust shifts contract
The Herald | 30-Jul-2009

Troy in deal to take over Glasgow Income Trust
The Scotsman | 30-Jul-2009

HSBC Holdings (HSBA) | Price: 571.60p | Change: 0.72%Price Up | P/E: 22.9 | Div Yield: 6.0% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Institutional investors ready to bypass banks in protest at rights-issue fees
Times | 30-Jul-2009

Halfords Group (HFD) | Price: 346.50p | Change: 2.05%Price Up | P/E: 10.7 | Div Yield: 4.6% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Ride idea
Sun | 30-Jul-2009

Inchcape (INCH) | Price: 26.50p | Change: 17.78%Price Up | P/E: 5.2 | Div Yield: 3.5% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Cash for bangers boost
The Scotsman | 30-Jul-2009

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) | Price: 83.80p | Change: 3.10%Price Up | P/E: 6.0 | Div Yield: 13.3% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Business as usual for St James's despite Lloyds changes
The Scotsman | 30-Jul-2009

Who 'Ders wins
Sun | 30-Jul-2009

Manganese Bronze (MNGS) | Price: 215.00p | Change: -1.16%Price Down | P/E: n/a | Div Yield: 1.1% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Black cab firm flagging with first-half loss
The Independent | 30-Jul-2009

Taxi maker plunges into red as cabbies hit the brakes
The Scotsman | 30-Jul-2009

Plethora Solutions Holdings (PLE) | Price: 28.00p | Change: -6.67%Price Down | P/E: n/a | Div Yield: 0.0% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Ride idea
Sun | 30-Jul-2009

Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) | Price: 2,868.00p | Change: 0.17%Price Up | P/E: 17.8 | Div Yield: 2.8% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Cillit cleans up
Sun | 30-Jul-2009

Power brands in rude health at Reckitt
Times | 30-Jul-2009

Reckitt powers up forecasts after 40% surge
The Scotsman | 30-Jul-2009

Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) | Price: 43.49p | Change: 3.56%Price Up | P/E: n/a | Div Yield: 0.0% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Institutional investors ready to bypass banks in protest at rights-issue fees
Times | 30-Jul-2009

Santander shows benefits of string of British deals
The Independent | 30-Jul-2009

Who 'Ders wins
Sun | 30-Jul-2009

St James's Place (STJ) | Price: 180.00p | Change: -4.00%Price Down | P/E: 12.7 | Div Yield: 2.4% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Business as usual for St James's despite Lloyds changes
The Scotsman | 30-Jul-2009

St James’s Place bids for new clients as profits fall
The Herald | 30-Jul-2009

Stagecoach Group (SGC) | Price: 130.75p | Change: 0.00% | P/E: 5.7 | Div Yield: 4.6% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

Dennis lands major part of Ł71m Stagecoach bus order
The Scotsman | 30-Jul-2009

Stagecoach order boost for coach builder
The Herald | 30-Jul-2009

easyJet (EZJ) | Price: 288.00p | Change: 3.69%Price Up | P/E: 13.0 | Div Yield: 0.0% Profile Prices News Charts Financials Broker Views

BAA's losses triple to Ł546m as passenger numbers slump
The Independent | 30-Jul-2009

British Airways scraps sandwiches in hunger for savings
Times | 30-Jul-2009

EasyJet growth target grounded by the downturn
Times | 30-Jul-2009

EasyJet reaches accord with founder by halving passenger growth target
The Scotsman | 30-Jul-2009