Standard Life Shares

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Yahoo - The Axa story is refusing to lie down quietly

Up 2.75p to 287.5p by 1.00 p.m.

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The brokers remain pretty negative. Yahoo has now increased its coverage to 9 brokers - so it's getting to be much more of a representative sample.

Their average target price is 270/271.5p (depending on the type of average).

The range of target views is 260p-290p.

Belfastbelle

Thanks for that

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A strong start to the week

1% up on a positive FTSE100 at 2.00 pm to 287p.

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There seems to be something very positive happening today

I've just sold 2,000 @ 292.8 And intend to stick with my final 3,000 to see what happens and to pick up some bonus shares.

Yorkshireman_3

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There seems to be something happening today

I've just sold 2,000 @ 292.8 And intend to stick with my final 3,000 to see what happens and to pick up some bonus shares.

Good decision i reckon Also looks like £3.00 plus not far away - still optomistic ::A

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One positive industry factor is the seemingly high volume of new life & pensions business generally.

Aviva & Friends Provident appear to have benefited and on Monday Royal London (& its Scottish Life subsidiary) also saw sales up 21% in the first nine months of 2006.

So the assumption is that it is probably an industry thing rather than one company getting market share at the expense of others.

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Looks like we have an all time end day high of possibly 293.75 .

But there were some significant after hours sales e.g. £1m @ 290.5p

Watch out for new business figures to be revealed on Wednesday

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Will they calm investor nerves after the lost with profits business/encashments that dogged the 6 month figures and led to those hefty provisions?

One reason I sold a few more is that these broker recommendations just don't make sense.

Yahoo link - Evolution suggests that you should add to your Standard Life holding with a 285p target price

Yorkshireman_3

ReportInvestor wrote:

Looks like we have an all time end day high of possibly 293.75 .

But there were some significant after hours sales e.g. £1m @ 290.5p

Watch out for new business figures to be revealed on Wednesday

Yahoo

Will they calm investor nerves after the lost with profits business/encashments that dogged the 6 month figures and led to those hefty provisions?



One reason I sold a few more is that these broker recommendations just don't make sense.




Yahoo link - Evolution suggests that you should add to your Standard Life holding with a 285p target price

Brokers dont know everything hehehheh they only human and i think the way this is going SL is a good long term investment SL from all accounts seem to be gettin their act together.

Yorkshireman_3

ReportInvestor wrote:

Looks like we have an all time end day high of possibly 293.75 .

But there were some significant after hours sales e.g. £1m @ 290.5p

Watch out for new business figures to be revealed on Wednesday

Yahoo

Will they calm investor nerves after the lost with profits business/encashments that dogged the 6 month figures and led to those hefty provisions?






ests price is currently far too lowOne reason I sold a few more is that these broker recommendations just don't make sense.

Yahoo link - Evolution suggests that you should add to your Standard Life holding with a 285p target price

To suggest add to holdings at £2.85 suggests price is currently far too low?? doesnt it??