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I was surprised to see such a large percentage of TGA's trades for the day go through after 16:00, and that the volume was low for the day. To amuse myself I indulged in data extraction and arithmetic, and while in that frivolous mood, I did the same for a very different complexioned share that I hold, NWH, because it has a roughly similar capitalisation value to TGA.

The exercise did not show up anything new about TGA. She is a staid girl – the type that grandmothers suggest their grandsons should marry – unlike the flighty Miss NWH, who I might add, being “cheap” appeals to me as a side dish.

- - - - - - - - - - - - < < < < TGA > > > > - - - - < < < < NWH > > > > >
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Units - - Dollars - - - - - - - - Units - - - - Dollars
Sales today - - - - 135,201 - $282,155 - - - - 2,022,615 - $2,545,195
After 16:00 - -- - - - 39,939 - - $83,872 - - - - - 204,673 - -- $256,844
% after 16:00 - - - 29.540% - 29.725% - - - - 10.119% - - - 10.091%

Shares & Cap - - - 147.6M - - - $314M - - - - - 278.9M - - - - $349M
% traded today - - 0.092% - -- 0.090% - - - - - - 0.725% - - - 0.729%

Annual trades - 80,179,397 - - - - - - - - - - 673,790,637
% of total shares - 54.322% - - - - - - - - - - - 241.589%
- - - - - - - - - -
Average per day - - 316,915 - - - - - - - - - - - 2,663,204
% of av today - - - 42.662% - - - - - - - - - - - - 75.947%

The old Alec Guinness movie, The Captain's Paradise, teaches us that staid women can change, and so can the flighty ones.