TD Direct Investing names the UK's top traded UK-listed companies for the morning of Wednesday 1 February 2012.

Top ten trades
Wednesday 1 February 2012
Source: TD Direct Investing

TD Direct Investing view:

'Xcite Energy Ltd moves into first place on the top ten buys accounting for 16.4 per cent and enters the top ten sells accounting for 11.3 per cent. The oil explorer has today received confirmed support for its field development plan for the Bentley oilfield from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

'Barclays moved into second place on the top ten sells this morning after its share price rose, with some TD customers making the most of the increase and selling on.'

BUY
1. Xcite Energy, 16.4 per cent
2. Premier Foods, 12.8 per cent
3. Vodafone Group, 11.6 per cent
4= Tesco, 10.7 per cent
4= Lloyds Banking Group, 10.7 per cent
6. ARM Holdings, 9.3 per cent
7= Orchid Development, 7.8 per cent
7= Angel Mining, 7.8 per cent
9. Barclays, 6.6 per cent
10. Hampson Industries, 6.3 per cent

SELL
1. BP, 18.4 per cent
2. Barclays, 14.1 per cent
3. Royal Bank of Scotland Group, 13.4 per cent
4. Xcite Energy, 11.3 per cent
5. Lloyds Banking Group, 10.6 per cent
6. Angel Mining, 7.1 per cent
7. Orchid Development, 6.8 per cent
8. ECR Minerals, 6.5 per cent
9. Gulf Keystone Petroleum, 6.0 per cent
10. National Grid, 5.8 per cent

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 Direct Investing customers, observed during the period stated.