Hello traders!

In the US tonight, The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 4.71 points at
12,573.85, taking its eighth higher close in a row for the first time since March, 2003.

The S&P500 finished up 3.77 points at 1,448.39, extending its winning streak into a
sixth consecutive session. The last time the S&P500 had six gains in a row was in
November, 2006.

The Nasdaq Composite rose 8.43 points to 2,477.61.

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

G.

Director Dealings - Tuesday 10 April, 2007

Abbot Group PLC (ABG)BIL International (BIL)BP PLC (BP.)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)Bioganix PLC (BGX)British Land Co PLC (BLND)Bunzl PLC (BNZL)Cadbury Schweppes (CBRY)Cavanagh Group PLC (CVH)Charlemagne Capital (CCAP)Comgest Growth PLCCore VCT IV PLC (CR4)Core VCT V PLC (CR5)Cosalt PLC (CSLT)Debt Free Direct Grp (DFD)Diageo PLC (DGE)E Wood Holdings PLC (EWD)

Evolution Group PLC (EVG)Grainger PLC (GRI)Heavitree Brewery (HVT)Helphire Group PLC (HHR)Hunting PLC (HTG)IMI PLC (IMI)Interior Serv. Grp. (ISG)Interserve PLC (IRV)Interserve PLC (IRV)Jarvis PLC (JRVS)Kier Group PLC (KIE)Kirkland Lake Gold (KGI)Lansdowne EuroMAGA Smaller Co FdMorrison W.Sprmkts (MRW)Next PLC (NXT)North Atlantic Smlr (NAS)OPD Group PLC (OPD)Oxonica plc (OXN)Pace Micro Tech (PIC)

Prokom Software S.A. (PKMD)Provident Fin.PLC. (PFG)Rank Group PLC (RNK)Rio Tinto (RIO)Scottish Power PLC (SPW)Scottish Power PLC (SPW)Sinclair (William) (SNCL)Syndicate Asset Mgt (SAM)Taylor Woodrow PLC (TWOD)Tell Fund (The)Tikit Group PLC (TIK)Unicorn AIM VCT plc (UAV)Unilever PLC (ULVR)UrAsia Energy Ltd (UUU)Waterman Group PLC (WTM)William Hill PLC (WMH)Witan Inv Tst PLC (WTAN)Witan Inv Tst PLC (WTAN)Witan Inv Tst PLC (WTAN)

Morning all. Market reports:

Telegraph
Telegraph (Bloomberg summary)
The Times
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

Alarm bells ring as debt levels soar in frenzy of mergers

NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

OUTLOOK Vedanta Q4 production seen rising vs Q3 on copper, zinc outputSTOCKWATCH - SKorea's LG Philips sharply higher on above-consensus Q1 results

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning down 34.43 points at 20,313.44,
while the Nikkei was recently up 5.77 points at 17,670.46.

New York Mercantile Exchange's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for
delivery in May, dropped 3 cents to $61.86 a barrel from $61.89 a barrel in late
trading in the US overnight.

Happy trading!

G.

Asian markets summaryAsian economic and corporate news summary

The Wednesday Press Roundup

London shares outlook - touch higher on solid Wall St; FOMC in focus

AZN upgraded to market-perform from underperform - Sanford Bernstein
BGY reiterated sell - target 370 from 350 - Citigroup
BGY reiterated neutral - target 475 - JP Morgan
BXTN downgraded to equal-weight from overweight - target 571 from 617 - Lehman Brothers
EMA reiterated buy - target 900 from 945 - ABN Amro
LARD reiterated buy - target 625 - ABN Amro
RIO reiterated overweight - target 3600 - Lehman Brothers
SGE reiterated buy - target 305 - Deutsche Bank
SGE reiterated overweight - target 300 - JP Morgan
SMG reiterated sell - target 50 - Dresdner Kleinwort
SVT upgraded to equal-weight from underweight - Morgan Stanley
XTA reiterated overweight - target 3300 from 3100 - Lehman Brothers
XTA reiterated buy - target 3500 from 3000 - Credit Suisse

EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE SECTOR CUT TO 'NEUTRAL' FROM 'POSITIVE' BY LEHMAN

STOCKWATCH AstraZeneca upgraded to 'market-perform' by Sanford Bernstein

Australian shares close mixed on late profit taking

Tokyo shares close flat after market digests machinery orders data

STOCKWATCH Northumbrian Water upgraded to 'overweight' at Morgan Stanley, 370p

NTG upgraded to overweight from equal-weight - Morgan Stanley
NWG upgraded to overweight from equal-weight - Morgan Stanley

STOCKWATCH British Energy initiated with a 'buy' at ABN Amro, target 654p

First Day of Dealings

UK smallcap opening - Galleon ticks up on further Pepsico order

STOCKWATCH European real estate sector cut to 'neutral' by Lehman BrothersUK smallcap opening - Pantheon gains on production updateTokyo shares close flat after market digests machinery orders data - UPDATEUK smallcap opening - Planet higher on CREST admissionAustralian shares close mixed on late profit taking - UPDATE

UK smallcap opening - SMC Group perks up on confident FY results statement