The stockmarket has been cheerier of late. My top tips of the moment are a bunch of high-yielders: UCM Group, Wintrust and, as a riskier punt: Stirling Group. Carphone Warehouse are doing me proud, but I am beginning to wonder how much further they can fly. DYOR and all that.

[update 13.06.2003] ironically Stirling Group's executive directors have just announced that they are investigating a 22p per share takeover offer. Up a cool 17% on the day to 20.5p.