Slightly Insensitive - FTSE 100 (Japan Tsunami)

sho_me_da_money

Is it likely that stocks and shares will continue to plummet?

I'm just thinking if I should invest something small into a FTSE 100 Tracker when it hits the lowest point.

freemoneyrocks

Many seem to have momentarily dipped and recovered. I guess the future impact depends on the severity of the tsunami...

rfowler

Just hold out for now and see what develops over the weekend

Rollinghome

sho_me_da_money wrote: »

Is it likely that stocks and shares will continue to plummet?

There's two possibilities.

sho_me_da_money wrote: »

I'm just thinking if I should invest something small into a FTSE 100 Tracker when it hits the lowest point.

Unfortunately the rules are that you have to invest before you know whether it's at its lowest point.

soulsaver

Never mind 'something small', you should DEFINITELY wade in when it hits its lowest.

freemoneyrocks

soulsaver wrote: »

Never mind 'something small', you should DEFINITELY wade in when it hits its lowest.

But you only ever know where the bottom was once a recovery has started...

bendix

'lowest point'. 'Wade in'. 'Reaching the bottom'.

Interesting choice of phrases for a thread about a potential tsunami.

sho_me_da_money

bendix wrote: »

'lowest point'. 'Wade in'. 'Reaching the bottom'.

Interesting choice of phrases for a thread about a potential tsunami.

Give him a break, he could've said "Wave In"

Sorry, that's tight.

soulsaver

soulsaver wrote: »

Never mind 'something small', you should DEFINITELY wade in when it hits its lowest.

freemoneyrocks wrote: »

But you only ever know where the bottom was once a recovery has started...

Irony.....

foxwales

Wall Street is due to open trading shortly, so time will soon tell how the market is going to go.

There has been no sign of any form of recovery yet in the markets, the Japanese market has weathered pretty well considering what has happened and with Retail Sales up for the first part of this year in the US this could result in a positive for global markets.

Issues in Saudi may develop further which could cause the markets to further slump but it seems quiet on this front at the moment.

mr_fishbulb

foxwales wrote: »

Issues in Saudi may develop further which could cause the markets to further slump but it seems quiet on this front at the moment.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/10/saudi.arabia.protests/index.html?hpt=T2

With more demonstrations to come - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12711319