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Hot Stocks: investors pile in to oil and gas
Stephen Barber of Selftrade looks at the top 10 shares bought and sold in the past week.
Markets
by Stephen Barber on Jan 13, 2012 at 05:00
The week's most actively bought investments
| Stock | Buys in last 7 days* | Type | Sector | Tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd | 498 | Share | Oil & Gas Producers | AlertsPortfolio |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 149 | Share | Mobile Telecommunications | AlertsPortfolio |
| Man Group plc | 132 | Share | Financial Services (Sector) | AlertsPortfolio |
| Angel Mining PLC | 122 | Share | Mining | AlertsPortfolio |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 99 | Share | Banks | AlertsPortfolio |
| Enegi Oil PLC | 90 | Share | Oil & Gas Producers | AlertsPortfolio |
| Tesco PLC | 86 | Share | Food & Drug Retailers | AlertsPortfolio |
| GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 86 | Share | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | AlertsPortfolio |
| Aviva PLC | 82 | Share | Life Insurance | AlertsPortfolio |
| Edenville Energy PLC | 82 | Share | Mining | AlertsPortfolio |
Source: Selftrade. *Data is as at market close last Wednesday.
The week's most actively sold investments
| Stock | Sells in last 7 days* | Type | Sector | Tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 223 | Share | Banks | AlertsPortfolio |
| Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd | 212 | Share | Oil & Gas Producers | AlertsPortfolio |
| BP PLC | 159 | Share | Oil & Gas Producers | AlertsPortfolio |
| Barclays PLC | 153 | Share | Banks | AlertsPortfolio |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC | 119 | Share | Banks | AlertsPortfolio |
| Angel Mining PLC | 110 | Share | Mining | AlertsPortfolio |
| Edenville Energy PLC | 65 | Share | Mining | AlertsPortfolio |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 63 | Share | Mobile Telecommunications | AlertsPortfolio |
| Enegi Oil PLC | 61 | Share | Oil & Gas Producers | AlertsPortfolio |
| Aviva PLC | 59 | Share | Life Insurance | AlertsPortfolio |
Source: Selftrade. *Data is as at market close last Wednesday.
Investors shift focus to resources
A notable trend in private investor focus in recent months has been increasing exposure to equities in resources and mining sectors – greater interest in oil and gas. Statistics released by online broker Selftrade show how the top traded shares have shifted in emphasis away from the big banks, which had dominated the headlines, and towards stocks in these sectors.
Over the past week, Selftrade reports that private investors have bought into Gulf Keystone (GKP.L), Angel Mining (ANGM.L), Enegi Oil (ENEG.L) and Edenville Energy (EDLE.L).
There are some specific reasons for these choices: Gulf Keystone has been subject to bid speculation; Angel Mining has risen on news that its gold mining has hit record production levels; Enegi has reported successful exploration; and after a big slump in 2011, Edenville found itself the most traded stock by volume on Monday.
But it is more than just these individual companies. Resources are experiencing something of a boom, fuelled in part by historic prices and in part by demand from emerging Asia. To some degree, this reflects optimism in global growth which, beyond our woeful European shores, looks relatively healthy.
Intriguingly, it is resources that have led the FTSE 100 in recent days, buoyed by the belief that Chinese policymakers will move to stimulate domestic growth. The FTSE 100, of course, is an index that does not reflect the British economy but rather the four corners of the world.
Energy shares, meanwhile, remain at the mercy of prices, which have enjoyed a notably strong 2011. The New Year offers uncertainty here, with the dual pressures of politics and economics. High domestic fuel bills have become a political hot potato, and demand will depend on economic expansion, not least in the precarious eurozone.
These sectors, it seems, will be favourites for private investors in 2012, and will provide an important part of the story for the new investing year.
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- Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd
- Vodafone Group PLC
- Man Group plc
- Angel Mining PLC
- Lloyds Banking Group PLC
- Enegi Oil PLC
- Tesco PLC
- GlaxoSmithKline PLC
- Aviva PLC
- Edenville Energy PLC
- BP PLC
- Barclays PLC
- Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
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5 comments so far. Why not have your say?
abbass hassan
Jan 13, 2012 at 08:03
Have you any share in mind to follow ?
report thisLadders
Jan 13, 2012 at 10:15
@abbass, take a good look at GKP, but quickly as it could be sold for 5 or 6 time it's current SP any day now. - check out the iii bb - DYOR
report thisabbass hassan
Jan 13, 2012 at 10:32
Thank you ladders , any small good value share's please ?
report thiswinston
Jan 13, 2012 at 11:08
Central Rand Gold (ticker Crnd), a South African gold miner, potential recovery play & takeover target. Shares are also ISA eliglable. However DYOR
report thisabbass hassan
Jan 13, 2012 at 12:23
Thank you .
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