AFX UK at a glance share guide - 3

MARKETS
Tokyo: Nikkei closed at 10,938.44, down 432.25
Hang Seng midday 13,390.91, down 247.84

BREAKING NEWS - MONDAY
* DAILY MAIL & GENERAL TRUST mulls 700 mln stg bid for merged CAPITAL RADIO - GWR - Independent
* Nasdaq poised to buy Instinet; 1.8 bln usd deal with REUTERS could be done today; offer price below Friday's close; regulatory approval might take six months - FT
* Officials trying to save MG Rover warned three times in writing that there was little chance of a deal to save the stricken company yet ministers still sanctioned a 6.5 mln stg loan - Telegraph
* MG Rover chiefs snub Brown call to share their 40 mln stg - Times
* G7 finance ministers warn China over urgent need for flexible exchange rates - FT
* RYANAIR abandons its experiment in paid-for in-flight entertainment, as passengers prove reluctant to pay for what was once a free service - FT
* Recent increases in milk prices, and the prospect of more to come this month, giving dairy farmers some relief from the downward pressure on incomes they suffered last year when prices fell - FT
* NTL challenging Sky (BSKYB) with on-demand services; NTL poised to sign up with Universal Music to provide on-demand music video content to its subscribers - FT
* A Greek charter shipping firm, Global Oceanic Carriers, planning to raise 43 mln stg by floating on AIM next month - Telegraph
* WHITBREAD to quit German restaurant market after agreeing sale of its chain of Maredo steakhouses to a private equity firm for between 15 and 20 mln stg - Times
* Private equity groups eyeing WILLIAM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS and former Asda boss Allan Leighton, who is looking at fellow struggler J SAINSBURY, may switch his sights - Mail

MONDAY PRESS COMMENT
FT
THE LEX COLUMN comments on new accounting rules on employee stock options, Pharmaceuticals, Italy
Independent
Smal Talk: Stephen Foley comments on Ofex (extends a warm welcome to cash shells), INTERQUEST (IT recruitment firm is coming to AIM), PLATINUN MINING CORPORATION OF INDIA/SOUTH CHINA RESOURCES (both coming to AIM), ADDLEISURE (maiden results due today), GLOBAL OCEANIC CARRIERS (AIM float planned)

Morning All,

Bought ISF at 486p....been waiting for a day like this for ages.

Afternoon all,

what a day so far, UK is pulling back its large drop this morning, I presume becuase
the US is picking up slightly today.

The big question is how much will the market be effected by the election????

little woman - Most pundits think the election will have minimal effect as the approach to the City by both major parties is so similar.... ;-)

Good day for trading opportunities but I expect few unwary fingers were burned along the way. Could be more of the same tomorrow the way the US is at the moment.....

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