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Originally Posted by bigbadcol

Somebody came along and invested £3,509,110 at the last minute. That is a heck of a lot of money. Even then the price is down day on day.

If you look on the LSE, you'll see that that transaction was cancelled immediately

Bid Offer Volume High Low Last Close
1,750.00 1,800.00 271,694 2,300.00 1,725.00 1,775.00 on 20-Mar-2008
Last 5 trades

Time/Date Price Volume Trade value Type
16:35:33 20-Mar-2008 2,300.00 152,570 3,509,110.00 Cancelled
16:35:33 20-Mar-2008 2,300.00 152,570 3,509,110.00 Ordinary Trade
16:25:13 20-Mar-2008 1,783.33 500 8,916.67 Ordinary Trade
16:23:40 20-Mar-2008 1,775.00 6,700 118,925.00 Cancelled
16:23:40 20-Mar-2008 1,775.00 6,700 118,925.00 Ordinary Trade