{"id":6193,"date":"2026-05-14T04:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/?p=6193"},"modified":"2026-05-14T04:11:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:11:50","slug":"marks-and-spencer-group-plc-trading-around-311-30p-at-time-of-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/marks-and-spencer-group-plc-trading-around-311-30p-at-time-of-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Marks and Spencer Group Plc,\u00a0trading around\u00a0311.30p at time of writing."},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">#Nasdaq #BrentCrude We usually avoid discussing sub 1p shares and after a glance at GSTechnologies forced by a bunch of emails, we decided to continue the habit. The perpetual problem with penny shares is the spread, the difference between the Buy &amp; Sell price as often, despite a penny share sounding spectacular with intraday movements, the offered spread makes a mockery of what&#8217;s really going on. Just today, Tern Plc closed up 29.03% but unfortunately with a spread of 23%, the gain was utterly meaningless. This is the sort of scenario where we delve into our rule book and will announce an instrument requires a CLOSING PRICE in excess of a previous high before we shall dare assume good times are perhaps ahead. In the case of Tern Plc, this demands closure above 0.85p. In the case of GSTechnologies, we would need closure above 0.425 before daring to make any &#8220;happy days&#8221; assumptions. But in the case of GST.L, these assumptions would commence with thoughts regarding a lift to just over a penny!<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Meanwhile, in the real world, we suspect the share price for Marks and Spencer shall be due a break, once &#8220;Party Season&#8221; erupts. Supermarkets will doubtless be ensuring their stocks of popcorn, along with plenty of party food, remains high while the nation awaits the current Prime Minister to finish negotiating his severance package. Perhaps he shall be designated a new roll as Peace Envoy to quell the famous, yet rebellious Macaroni Penguins in the South Georgia islands. Perhaps he could finally resolve the big question, is Tomato Sauce allowed with Macaroni &amp; Cheese?\u00a0 However, the real entertainment shall doubtless commence with the choice for his successor. Invariably, some sort of political Muppet shall get the top job, panic in under a year, and call an emergency General Election. British politics are a little bit predictable&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Regardless, we shall doubtless be enthralled with political fun and games within the UK, over the next few months. It&#8217;s time to stock up on popcorn, wine, enhance M&amp;S sales. and enjoy the comedy show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visually, M&amp;S chart isn&#8217;t in a happy place, almost as if the market does not anticipate a sales boost with the UK Prime Minister reaching his &#8220;sell by&#8221; date. Instead, the share price appears poised to enact its own disaster with weakness continuing below 301p pointing at reversals to an initial 275p with our secondary, if broken, at a potential bottom at 227p, matching the lows of 2024. Perhaps a return to the level the share price was, last time our political masters decided to exhibit their incompetence to the UK electorate, is on the cards&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, if M&amp;S experience a popcorn revolution, the share price needs move above 337p to hopefully trigger movement to an initial 373p with our secondary, if exceeded, calculating at a future 432p <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A future such as this shall be worth watching for, giving the price the potential for closing above the &#8220;glass ceiling&#8221; which exists at the 400p level, an area which has been a problem for the last ten years. Share price closure above this level shall be viewed as a big deal for the future, suggesting a very distant 719p is providing an attraction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We suspect, despite the immediate dip below the Red uptrend, Marks and Spencer should prove worth watching from a positive viewpoint. Perhaps it shall enact the &#8220;This isn&#8217;t just any share, this is a Marks &amp; Spencer share&#8221; to impress everyone?<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/img\/mks140526.jpg\" width=\"652\" height=\"442\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>FUTURES<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>FUTURES<\/p>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Time Issued<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Market<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Price At Issue<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Short Entry<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Fast Exit<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Slow Exit<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Stop<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Long Entry<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Fast Exit<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Slow Exit<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Stop<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Prior<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">9:53:42PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">BRENT<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">10286.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">9803<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">9270<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">8567<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">10223<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">10735<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">12317<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">13684<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">10096<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">9:57:16PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">GOLD<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">4688.13<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">10:49:11PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">FTSE<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">10358.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8216;cess<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">10:57:03PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">STOX50<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">5893.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">11:00:43PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">GERMANY<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">28248.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">11:07:53PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">US500<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">7451.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Success<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">11:11:41PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">DOW<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">49826.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">11:18:15PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">NASDAQ<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">29453.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">28936<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">28732<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">28486<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">29193<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">29460<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">29665<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">30011<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">29328<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">11:25:18PM<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">JAPAN<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">63498<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">62677<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">62365<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">61975<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">63036<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">63560<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">63873<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">64582<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">63113<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Shambles<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>12\/05\/2026 FTSE Closed at 10265 points. Change of -0.04%. Total value traded through LSE was: \u00a3 8,032,772,326 a change of 0.78%<\/h5>\n<h5>11\/05\/2026 FTSE Closed at 10269 points. Change of 0.35%. Total value traded through LSE was: \u00a3 7,970,638,665 a change of 34.53%<\/h5>\n<h5>8\/05\/2026 FTSE Closed at 10233 points. Change of -0.42%. Total value traded through LSE was: \u00a3 5,924,881,359 a change of -35.21%<\/h5>\n<h5>7\/05\/2026 FTSE Closed at 10276 points. Change of -1.55%. Total value traded through LSE was: \u00a3 9,144,654,793 a change of 3.71%<\/h5>\n<h5>6\/05\/2026 FTSE Closed at 10438 points. Change of 2.14%. Total value traded through LSE was: \u00a3 8,817,587,393 a change of -17.34%<\/h5>\n<h5>5\/05\/2026 FTSE Closed at 10219 points. Change of -100%. Total value traded through LSE was: \u00a3 10,667,648,398 a change of 0%<\/h5>\n<h5>1\/05\/2026 FTSE Closed at 10363 points. Change of 0%. Total value traded through LSE was: \u00a3 5,532,832,097 a change of 0% <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/offer_subscribe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/images\/specialoffer.gif\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">SUCCESS above means both FAST &amp; SLOW targets were met. &#8216;CESS means just the FAST target met and probably the next time it is exceeded, movement to the SLOW target shall commence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Our commentary is in two sections. Immediately below are today&#8217;s updated comments. If our commentary remains valid, the share can be found in the bottom section which has a RED heading. Hopefully, this will mean you no longer need to flip back through previous reports. HYPERLINKS DISABLED IN THIS VERSION <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Please remember, all prices are mid-price (halfway between the Buy and Sell). When we refer to a price CLOSING above a specific level, we are viewing the point where we can regard a trend as changing. Otherwise, we are simply speculating on near term trading targets. Our website is www.trendsandtargets.com.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">UPDATE. We often give an initial and a secondary price. If the initial is exceeded, we still expect it to fall back but the next time the initial is bettered, the price should continue to the secondary. The converse it true with price drops.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We can be contacted at info@trendsandtargets.com. Spam filters set to maximum so only legit emails get through&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Section One &#8211; Outlook Updated Today. Click here for Section Two &#8211; Outlook Remains Valid shares<\/h4>\n<p><a name=\"Click_Epic_to_jump_to_share\"><\/a>Click Epic to jump to share: LSE:AAL Anglo American** **LSE:BT.A British Telecom** **LSE:EMG MAN** **LSE:EXPN Experian** **LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra** **LSE:ITRK Intertek** **<\/p>\n<p>********<\/p>\n<p>Updated charts published on : Anglo American, British Telecom, MAN, Experian, Glencore Xstra, Intertek,<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">LSE:AAL Anglo American<\/span>. Close Mid-Price: 4075 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 0 Day Low: 0<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Target met. In the event of Anglo American enjoying further trades beyond &#8230;&#8230;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/offer_subscribe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe for more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/p<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/private\/shares\/aal.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Previous Anglo American &amp; Big Picture ***<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">LSE:BT.A British Telecom<\/span>. Close Mid-Price: 236.2 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 0 Day Low: 0<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> All British Telecom needs are mid-price trades ABOVE 242p to improve acce &#8230;&#8230;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/offer_subscribe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe for more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/p<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/private\/shares\/bt.ashtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Previous British Telecom &amp; Big Picture *** <\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">LSE:EMG MAN<\/span>. Close Mid-Price: 278.4 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 0 Day Low: 0<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Further movement against MAN ABOVE 279.4p should improve acceleration tow &#8230;&#8230;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/offer_subscribe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe for more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/p<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/private\/shares\/emg.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Previous MAN &amp; Big Picture ***<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">LSE:EXPN Experian<\/span>. Close Mid-Price: 2526 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 0 Day Low: 0<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Target met. Weakness on Experian below 2505p will invariably lead to 2479 &#8230;&#8230;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/offer_subscribe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe for more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/p<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/private\/shares\/expn.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Previous Experian &amp; Big Picture ***<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">LSE:GLEN Glencore Xstra<\/span>. Close Mid-Price: 592.1 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 0 Day Low: 0<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Target met. In the event of Glencore Xstra enjoying further trades beyond &#8230;&#8230;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/offer_subscribe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe for more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/p<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/private\/shares\/glen.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Previous Glencore Xstra &amp; Big Picture ***<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\">LSE:ITRK Intertek<\/span>. Close Mid-Price: 5580 Percentage Change: + 0.00% Day High: 0 Day Low: 0<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Target met. In the event of Intertek enjoying further trades beyond 5720p &#8230;&#8230;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/offer_subscribe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe for more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/p<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/private\/shares\/itrk.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Previous Intertek &amp; Big Picture ***<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> *** End of &#8220;Updated Today&#8221; comments on shares<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Nasdaq #BrentCrude We usually avoid discussing sub 1p shares and after a glance at GSTechnologies forced by a bunch of emails, we decided to continue the habit. The perpetual problem with penny shares is the spread, the difference between the Buy &amp; Sell price as often, despite a penny share sounding spectacular with intraday movements, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/marks-and-spencer-group-plc-trading-around-311-30p-at-time-of-writing\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Marks and Spencer Group Plc,\u00a0trading around\u00a0311.30p at time of writing.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trendsandtargets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6193"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6195,"href":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193\/revisions\/6195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.trendsandtargets.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}