Top ten trades
Monday 1 August 2011 (until noon)
Source: TD Waterhouse

TD Waterhouse view:

'Britain’s banks are in the spotlight this week ahead of interim results announcements and the US debt decision due tomorrow. Lloyds Banking Group takes poll position on both the top ten buys and sells this morning accounting for 20.8 per cent and 15.7 per cent respectively. Following closely behind are Barclays – which accounts for 18.4 per cent of the top ten buys – and Royal Bank of Scotland Group, accounting for 13.2 per cent of the top ten sells.

'Punch Taverns is a new entry to the top ten buys accounting for 6.2 per cent after announcing this morning it has split its business in an attempt to turn round the business which has seen falling profits.'

BUY
1. Lloyds Banking Group, 20.8 per cent
2. Barclays, 18.4 per cent
3. Vodafone Group, 12.9 per cent
4. Aviva, 11 per cent
5. Royal Bank of Scotland Group, 8.1 per cent
6. Tesco, 7.6 per cent
7. Punch Tavern, 6.2 per cent
8. British Sky Broadcasting, 5.5 per cent
9= Gulf Keystone Petroleum, 4.8 per cent
9= Xstrata, 4.8 per cent

SELL
1. Lloyds Banking Group, 15.7 per cent
2. Royal Bank of Scotland Group, 13.2 per cent
3= BT Group, 12.2 per cent
3= Barclays, 12.2 per cent
5. Bowleven, 10.2 per cent
6. Vodafone Group, 9.1 per cent
7. BP, 7.6 per cent
8= Gulf Keystone Petroleum, 6.6 per cent
8= Range Resources, 6.6 per cent
8= Aviva, 6.6 per cent              


The Top Ten Trades 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 Waterhouse customers, observed during the period stated.

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