S&P Futures

US Stocks rose after upbeat corporate news and bargain hunters after the last few weeks of declines.Manchester United, made a 6 month profit of 26.8 million pounds up 32 percent rise beating analysts' forecasts of about 22 million. Malcolm Glazer said he had no current plans to bid for the club

AWG water utility said it saw annual overall profits up on the last year, although the would have exceptional charges of around 130 million pounds "Trading is in line with expectations in the second half and the full-year results are therefore expected to show an improvement over 2002/3,"

Peacock Group Group discount clothes retailer sales fell 1.8 percent for the quarter but gross margin improved. They expect to make at least 35 million pounds profit before tax for the year

ADVFN (I), Manchester United (I), Advanced Medical Solutions (F), Faroe Petroleum (F), Gyrus Group (F), Maiden Group (F), Mears Group (F), TT Electronics (F), Whatman (F)

Peacock Grooup (Trading)

Nationwide March House Price Survey (06:00)

15:00 Consumer Confidence Mar 86.0

Beiersdorf AG, Continental AG, MAN AG, MG Technologies Wella AG, Fielmann AG, Deutsche Telekom AG Stada Arzneimittel AG, Singulus Technologies AG Fraport AG Fraport AG, Neopost SA