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- I really do not believe that one can estimate the price of a bond by the formula y=c/p*100 where the number of years the bond will run is not involved in the formula. Having a bond that runs for a long time we see the price change much more for a given change in yield than it does with a bond that will run for but a short time. This is the reason that when we expect an increase in yield we avoid buying bonds that will run many years, and why when we expect a drop in yield we want to buy a long term bond.
Posted on Jun 30, 2009 by don fletcher
Read Answer - My mother has 250 shares & I checked & today they are at 66.00. Does that mean they are 66p or £66??
Posted on Jun 29, 2009 by Mrs A Fry
Read Answer - Hi I have 300 standrd Life shares. What is the current share price and what would i get if I sold them in the morning
Posted on Jun 25, 2009 by Andrew
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renewed interest - Fri, 12 June 2009 15:30:00 GMT
We are seeing renewed interest from clients in cyclical stocks and sectors eg. mining, house-builders, banks, engineering, emerging markets and advertising, which do well as the economy recovers, but clients are also turning again to defensive stocks such as utilities, pharmaceuticals and tobacco, as a result of the widespread reports of dividend cuts and potential fall in commodity prices.
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