UK traders are still moving into buffer zone or defense and security stocks at present as expectatio...
UK traders are still moving into buffer zone or defense and security stocks at present as expectations are the US government is about to significantly increase spending spending on defense, however, the markets are still about activity still to come on Monday when the New York stock market reopens. The FTSE 100 gained 21.2 points or 0.4% to 4964.8 points at the open this morning, pulling yesterday's 1.3% climb even further. BAE, the world's no.2 defense company, rose 13.75p or 3.9% to 362.5% after Morgan Stanley Dean Witter analyst Tim Witter raised his recommendation on the stock fro...
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