Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 247 points at 13,289,
with all 30 Dow components ending in positive territory.

The S&P 500 rose 31 points at 1,463 and the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite
rallied 62 points, or 2.5%, at 2,563 points.

See you in the morning with the next episode....

G.

Director Dealings - Wednesday 29 August 2007

3i Group PLC (III)AEA Technology PLC (AAT)AEA Technology PLC (AAT)Bank of Ireland(Gov) (BKIR)Bankers Investment (BNKR)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)British Land Co PLC (BLND)Cable & Wireless PLC (CW.)Celsis International (CEL)Charles Stanley Grp (CAY)City of London IT (CTY)DTZ Holdings PLC (DTZ)

Datalex PLCErmitage Selz Fd LtdFidessa Group PLC (FDSA)Glanbia PLC (GLB)Guinness Peat Grp (GPG)Henderson Opport Tst (HOT)IG Group Hldgs plc (IGG)LogicaCMG PLC (LOG)Lon.Fin.&Inv.Grp. (LFI)Mandarin Oriental (MDO)Media Corp. (MDC)Medic Vision Ltd (MVH)Old Mutual PLC (OML)Persimmon Plc (PSN)

Rathbone Brothers (RAT)Reflec PLC (REF)Renold PLC (RNO)Salvesen(Christn) (SVC)Salvesen(Christn) (SVC)Standard Life plc (SL.)Summit Corporation (SUMM)United Utilities PLC (UU.)Veritas Funds PLCWilliam Hill PLC (WMH)Witan Inv Tst PLC (WTAN)Wood Group (John)PLC (WG.)Wood Group (John)PLC (WG.)

Morning all. Market reports:

Telegraph
The Times
The Times (Need to know)
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

Royal Bank of Scotland became the latest bank to admit discomfort from the credit crunch as it parted company with the head of its once-booming collateralised debt obligations unit. Rick Caplan, managing director and co-head of CDOs at RBS Greenwich Capital in the US, has left the bank, along with six of his colleagues.

RBS loses CDO executive and six others as credit crunch bites

State prosecutors in Dseldorf are investigating seven present and former board members of WestLB in connection with massive trading losses racked at the German state-owned bank this year

State prosecutors look into big trading losses

Profits at the big investment banks of Wall Street and the City of London will collapse by 70 per cent in the second half if the credit crunch proves as fierce as in 1998, Standard & Poors said yesterday.

S&P warns of investment bank fallout should 1998 be repeated

Central banks across the world have begun taking urgent regulatory action to stem the crisis caused by the US sub-prime mortgage meltdown as new casualties emerged amid evidence that the liquidity crunch is not easing.

Regulators step in as US sub-prime mortgage crisis tentacles extend

NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

OUTLOOK Diageo set to update on growth strategyOUTLOOK DSG International set to report solid Q1OUTLOOK Altadis H1 driven by recovery in Spanish cigarette opsTFN economic and business calendar today

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng closed the morning up 517.58 points at 23,538.18,
while the Nikkei was recently ahead 179.96 points at 16,192.79.

Crude oil for October delivery rose nine cents to $73.60 a barrel, after closing
2.5%, or $1.78, higher at $73.51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Happy trading!

G.

Thomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Stocks rise, oil mixed

TFN UK calendar and forecasts for today

London shares outlook - higher as NY rebounds on rate cut possibility

The Thursday Press Roundup

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

Tokyo shares close higher on Wall St rebound, renewed hopes for US rate cut

BROKERWATCH Marks & Spencer tgt to 725p vs 830p by Lehman Brothers, 'overweight'

UK smallcap opening - Media Corp ticks up on fresh buying by CEOAustralian shares close well off highs after ANZ warning

First Day of Dealings

UK smallcap opening - Black Raven hardens on confident H1 statement

UK smallcap opening - Tinci up on contract win

Tokyo shares close higher on Wall St rebound, US rate cut hopes - UPDATE

STOCKWATCH DSG International firmer post Q1 sales update, brokers positiveAustralian shares close up but well off highs after ANZ warning - UPDATEUK smallcap opening - Eruma up on bullish interim statement

UK smallcap opening - Central China Gold gains on gold find

STOCKWATCH Altadis underperforms after in line H1, veiled FY profit-warningLondon shares open higher as NY rebounds overnight, commodities gain

UK smallcap opening - Galleon lifted by increased Pepsico order

UK smallcap opening - IPSA climbs on Metropolitan Life subscription

UK smallcap opening - Rotala perks up as H1 losses narrow

London shares open higher as NY rebounds overnight on rate cut hope UPDATEUK smallcap opening - 2waytrafic runs back on FY warning

RPT UK smallcap opening - 2waytraffic runs back on FY warning

STOCKWATCH FHB down as sale price of government stake disappointsMetals - LME inventory data (Thursday)

UK small caps open higher with Central China Gold up on drilling reportMetals - Gold steady as fragile sentiment caps yesterday's gains

STOCKWATCH DSG shares fall after it warns on margins at PC World

STOCKWATCH Diageo up after reporting higher FY underlying profit, sales

Metals - Gold steady as fragile sentiment caps yesterday's gains UPDATE

Metals - Copper edges higher, tracking stronger equities

STOCKWATCH Royal & Sun Alliance up as Bear Stearns upgrades to 'outperform'

London shares - mid-morning features

Metals - Copper edges higher, tracking stronger equities UPDATE

STOCKWATCH Baloise extends gains after Barclays stakebuild

US futures point down

London shares - midday features

WALL STREET OUTLOOK - lower, GDP in focus, Lehman trims US banks EPS forecasts

UK small caps hold firm, near highs midday; Central China up on drilling report

Midday Market Roundup

Precious Metals Summary - London AM Fixings

London shares - midafternoon featuresMetals - Gold eases as dollar gains against euro, amid investor caution

FOCUS ABN takeover seen intensifying sector concentration, restoring sector calm

Metals - Copper prices mixed as equities ease; strike news supports

Precious Metals Summary - London PM Fixings

TFN economic and business calendar to Thursday Sept 13

End-of-day Market Roundup