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Morning all.

Let's see what our favourite LLOY is going to do today. Results look OK to me.

Slow sure progress if a little uninspiring.

Much as I expected guidance of meeting expectations wasn't enough to lift the share price and LLOY has got pulled down with the rest of the market.

Another story on MTRO. Down 11.5%. One to be avoided I think

Ex-divs to take 7.4 points off FTSE 100 on April 26

Morning!

In the US last night, the Dow finished up 59.70 at 24,083.83 the Nasdaq down 3.61 at 7,003.74 and the S&P 500 up 4.84 at 2,639.40.

In Asia, the Nikkei was recently up 116.48 points at 22,330.85 - the Hang Seng down 213.24 at 30,114.91 - crude oil traded at $68.05 a barrel and Brent at $74.00.

Gold settled at $1,321.20 an ounce.

Trade well and prosper.

The Papers

Samsung Electronics flags mobile weakness as chips power record first-quarter profit

Off to Sunny Northampton later for my sins.

Good morning!

Well, the sun is shining in Kettering skinny, so take your sun hat if you will be anywhere near there!

Morning all.

Enjoy sunny Northampton.

Morning all.

Another set of will meet expectations results from RBS results in the usual share price fall of a percent or two! The market is very punishing at the moment