In today's Taking Stock, Inmarsat features after the latest trading update yesterday, and talk that hedge funds are betting on a return of US rival Echostar as a bidding. Vodafone is back in focus as a technical situation which could spark a recovery for the stock after an extended decline. On the small caps front Versarien and United Oil & Gas feature after their latest RNS updates, while among the Most Followed stocks it is Asiamet Resources which looks to have the most solid charting configuration. Looking at the major markets it would appear that the indices and the Euro are attempting a rebound, as is Gold. But Crude Oil looks to have topped out for now.