Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the Dow Jones was up 215 points at 12,958, while the S&P500
gained 21.01 points at 1,428.23 and the Nasdaq Composite was ahead 40.24
points at 2,581.23.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude-oil futures dropped sharply, recently
falling $2.67 to $95.03 a barrel.

See you in the morning with the latest....

G.

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NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning up 156.89 points at 27,367.10,
while the Nikkei finished 69.07 points lower at 15,153.78.

Crude oil futures fell $0.37 to $94.05 a barrel, adding to $3.28 slide on the New
York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday.

Happy trading!

G.

Australian shares close lower with banks, resources leading retreatThomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Stocks mixed; oil lower

OUTLOOK Johnson Matthey H1 profit seen ahead on strong platinum, catalyst opsOUTLOOK DSG International H1 underlying pretax profit seen down 30 pctOUTLOOK Compass to report upbeat FY on new leadership driving disciplined growthOUTLOOK Sage's sluggish US business under focusOUTLOOK Kingfisher Q3 retail profit seen 3 pct lower

TFN economic and business calendar

Australian shares close lower, led by banks, resources - UPDATE

Tokyo shares close lower on profit-taking

TFN UK calendar and forecasts for today

Tokyo shares close lower on profit-taking - UPDATE

*WOLSELEY SAYS SALES TRENDS AND OUTLOOK UNCERTAINThe Wednesday Press Roundup

London shares outlook - flat; earnings news likely to provide direction

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

BROKERWATCH BA upped to 'buy', Air France cut to 'hold' at Deutsche Bank

STOCKWATCH Compass Group seen higher after solid FY earnings results

UK smallcap opening - Twenty gains on 2.1 mln stg contract win

STOCKWATCH Rexam up as Seymour Pierce upgrades to 'outperform' after seminarSTOCKWATCH Wolseley down after weak update; Seymour Pierce rating under reviewLondon shares open higher; Compass and Sage provide lift on earnings news

UK smallcap opening - Dechra higher on trading update, Orthogen deal

UK smallcap opening - Anglo Irish bank advances as FY profits increase 44 pct

UK smallcap opening - Quadnetics off on static FY profits warning

BROKERWATCH Irish Life, Zurich Financial upped to 'buy' at Goldman Sachs

STOCKWATCH Compass higher post FY; upped to 'hold' from 'sell' at Panmure GordonUK smallcap opening - Johnson Service higher on bid speculation

STOCKWATCH Johnson Matthey falls after H1 results; Merrill keeps 'neutral'STOCKWATCH Sage Group up on higher FY pretax profit; Panmure Gordon stays 'buy'

UK small caps open firmer; Johnson Service up on bid speculation

Metals - Gold dips below 800 usd mark as crude oil prices fall

STOCKWATCH DSG International edges higher on in-line H1 results

STOCKWATCH Wolseley sharply lower after weak update

Metals - Copper prices ease in London as slowdown fears dominate

STOCKWATCH French building material stocks hit by negative Wolseley comments

Metals - Gold dips below 800 usd mark as crude oil prices fall UPDATELondon shares - mid-morning features

Metals - Copper prices ease in London as slowdown fears dominate UPDATE

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STOCKWATCH ICAP higher; Bear Stearns ups target to 700p vs 621

WALL STREET OUTLOOK Mixed open seen ahead of housing data; Wells Fargo in focus

London shares - midday featuresUK small caps stay up at midday; KP Renewables gains on reverse takeover deal

Precious Metals Summary - London AM Fixings

Midday Market Roundup

STOCKWATCH Sodexho rises on positive read-across from CompassMetals - Copper firms with equities; state of broader economy remains key focus

FOCUS Airbus to boost dollar defence through suppliers, not US production shift

Metals - Gold firms back above 800 usd on oil price bounce

OUTLOOK Bradford & Bingley to reassure on funding

London shares - midafternoon features

Precious Metals Summary - London PM Fixings

STOCKWATCH Corp Dermoestetica soars on news of exclusive bid talks with 3i

*S&P REVISES GLAXOSMITHKLINE OUTLOOK TO NEGATIVE FROM STABLE

TFN economic and business calendar to Wednesday Dec 12

OUTLOOK Johnson Matthey H1 profit seen ahead on strong platinum, catalyst opsOUTLOOK DSG International H1 underlying pretax profit seen down 30 pctOUTLOOK Compass to report upbeat FY on new leadership driving disciplined growthOUTLOOK Sage's sluggish US business under focus

*WOLSELEY SAYS SALES TRENDS AND OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN

End-of-day Market Roundup