Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 95.81 points to 8,125.43,
while the S&P500 added 13.24 points at 865.3 and the Nasdaq Composite was up
43.64 points at 1,670.44.

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

G.

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Nikkei was up 120.82 points at 8,876.08, while the Hang Seng
ended the morning ahead 222.02 points at 15,805.01.

Crude oil was down 30 cents at $49.63 a barrel on Nymex.

Happy Friday!

G.

Morning all. Market reports:

The Times
The Times (Need to know)
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The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

The International Monetary Fund has warned of "worrisome parallels" between the current global crisis and the Great Depression, despite the unprecedented steps already taken by central banks and governments worldwide.
IMF warns over parallels to Great Depression

The global recession is likely to be both deep and protracted, and followed by only a lacklustre and anaemic recovery, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.
Global financial firestorm means deep and long recession, says IMF

Professor David Miles, who will replace David Blanchflower when he leaves the committee at the end of May, said the MPC's sweeping interest rate cuts, and Government measures to stimulate the economy, were starting to show some signs of success.
'Worst may be over' for the UK economy, says new MPC member David Miles

All the talk of metal investing in recent months has focused on the safe-haven and inflation hedge of gold. Yet other metals, notably copper and silver, have been starting to attract investor attention too.
Will copper outshine gold and silver?

The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned rating agencies accounting for $5bn (3.3bn) of business a year that they face tougher regulation as a result of their role in the collapse of the mortgage securities market.
Ratings agencies face tougher regulation

Deutsche Boerse, the German stock exchange operator, is preparing to launch a new alternative pan-European equities trading platform, upping the stakes in the battle for dominance of European share trading. Xetra International Market will launch in the fourth quarter and will become Europe's sixth alternative trading venue.
Deutsche Boerse pushes into pan-European trading

Googles revenues in the first quarter of this year fell below the preceding quarter for the first time in the companys history as the global recession brought an end to its unprecedented 11-year growth spurt.
Googles growth spurt ends

NIKKEI 225	AUSTRALIA ASX200	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

KOSPI	VIX	GOLD	NYMEX CRUDE

DEB JP Morgan: reiterated neutral, tp raised to 55 from 33
DLN UBS: downgraded to neutral from buy
GPOR UBS: downgraded to neutral from buy
HFD UBS: reiterated buy, tp raised to 350 from 290
HMSO UBS: downgraded to neutral from buy
ISAT UBS: reiterated buy, tp cut to 700 from 720
LAND UBS: downgraded to neutral from buy
PFC UBS: downgraded to neutral from buy, tp raised to 610 from 560

End-of-day Market Overview