Top Ten Buys and Sells - UK Equities
10 January 12
Top Ten Buys and Sells - Weekly Retail Investor Activity Summary and Comment
The Top Ten Buys and Sells should not be taken as a recommendation to buy or sell any particular bond or stock, and it is not intended to offer any form of advice. Instead it is simply an indication of the general buying and selling trends amongst some TD customers, observed during the period stated.
| Top Ten Buys | Top Ten Sells |
|---|
| 1 |
GULF KEYSTONE PETR |
GULF KEYSTONE PETR |
| 2 |
MAN GROUP
|
LLOYDS BANKING GP |
| 3 |
LLOYDS BANKING GP |
BARCLAYS |
| 4 |
BARCLAYS |
BP |
| 5 |
RANGE RESOURCES |
ROYAL BK SCOT GP |
| 6 |
VODAFONE GROUP
|
XCITE ENERGY LTD |
| 7 |
ROYAL BK SCOT GP |
RANGE RESOURCES |
| 8 |
XCITE ENERGY LTD |
VODAFONE GROUP |
| 9 |
AVIVA |
AFREN |
| 10 |
TESCO
|
ROCKHOPPER EXPLORA
|
Stuart Welch, CEO, TD Direct Investing comments:
“Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) soared to the top of both the TD buys and sells tables this week, accounting for 60% of all top ten trades. Trading among our customers was up by nearly 75% in total with buys increasing by over 95%. As customers bought and sold at a ratio of just over 1:1, the FTSE 100 was down by just three points in the week ending Tuesday 10 January, closing at 5,696.
“Gulf Keystone gained four and six places in the buys and sells respectively to finish the week in pole position in both tables. The Kurdistan-focused oil and gas explorer's shares spiked at 318.90p on Tuesday (10 January), a 45% increase on the previous week, as it became the subject of takeover speculation. The company also revealed that its partner Genel Energy has estimated that the Ber Bahr block could be holding 1.5bn barrels of oil.
“Behind Gulf Keystone, hedge fund manager Man Group (EMG) was this week’s highest new entry to the buys table, taking second place as analysts again urged caution on the sector against the continuing backdrop of economic difficulties in Europe.
“Other new entrants to the buys table included Aviva (AV.), which saw its share price rise on renewed bid speculation. Chinese insurance giant Ping An became the latest name to be talked about as a possible suitor for the UK’s biggest insurer, as it finished the week at ninth in the buys. One place behind Aviva in 10th place was Tesco (TSCO), which reported weak sales for the Christmas period today. The company’s share price had dropped ahead of today’s announcement as analysts appeared tentative on the supermarket giant, following figures from consumer research group, Nielsen, which suggested Tesco may have lost out to its ‘Big Four’ rivals over the festive season.
“Meanwhile, there were three new entrants to the sells table this week. Aberdeenshire-based oil explorer Xcite Energy (XEL) was the highest placed, taking sixth position amid takeover rumors and the anticipated approval of its Bentley field development plan by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
“Elsewhere in the sells, 10th placed Rockhopper Exploration (RKH) announced on Monday (9 January) that it had ceased its drilling campaign in the Falklands, while Vodafone (VOD) entered the sells table in eighth place, taking sixth in the buys.”
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