Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow jumped 191 points at 12,258, the Nasdaq rose 51 points at
2,799 and the S&P500 added 23 points at 1,331.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was last up 108 points at 10,694, while the Hang Seng ended the
morning ahead 276 points at 23,398.

Crude oil traded at $102.17 a barrel on Nymex.

Gold settled at $1,418 an ounce.

Happy Friday!

G.

NIKKEI 225	AUSTRALIA ASX200	HANG SENG	SHANGHAI COMPOSITE
KOSPI	SENSEX	VIX	GBPUSD
GBPEUR	NYMEX CRUDE	GOLD

AMEC Goldman: reiterated neutral, tp cut to 1318 from 1370
AMEC UBS: reiterated buy, tp 1310
AV. Credit Suisse: neutral, tp raised to 550 from 518
AV. Nomura: reiterated buy, tp raised to 650 from 619
BOY RBS: upgraded to buy from hold
BSY Kepler: upgraded to hold from reduce
BSY RBS: reiterated buy, tp raised to 900 from 840
CAPC Deutsche: buy, tp raised to 165 from 145
CNA JPMorgan: reiterated overweight, tp raised to 405 from 390
CSCG Deutsche: reiterated hold, tp raised to 410 from 350
DEB BarCap: overweight, tp cut to 90 from 100
ECM Credit Suisse: tp raised to 335 from 315
HMSO Citigroup: reiterated hold, tp raised to 475 from 455
HOME RBS: hold, tp cut to 225 from 230
IMI Citigroup: reiterated buy, tp raised to 1100 from 1000
IMI Credit Suisse: upgraded to neutral from underperform, tp raised to 940 from 850
IPF Credit Suisse: reiterated outperform, tp reiterated 410
ITV Investec: hold, tp raised to 100 from 78
ITV Morgan Stanley: overweight, tp raised to 100 from 92
KAZ Morgan Stanley: reiterated overweight, tp reiterated 2150
MKS BarCap: reiterated underweight, tp cut to 310 from 340
MLD Goldman: buy, tp raised to 426 from 320
PFL Credit Suisse: tp raised to 335 from 320
PRU BarCap: initiated overweight, tp 970
RUS Goldman: buy, tp raised to 83 from 69
RWA Credit Suisse: outperform, tp 420
SBRY Goldman: tp raised to 485 from 466
SGRO Citigroup: reiterated hold, tp raised to 320 from 315
SMWH UBS: upgraded to buy from neutral, tp cut to 525 from 535
SNR Credit Suisse: reiterated neutral, tp 150
SPT Nomura: neutral, tp raised to 140 from 126
SRP Credit Suisse: outperform, tp 670
TLW UBS: reiterated buy, tp raised to 1650 from 1570
TNI Citigroup: reiterated sell, tp cut to 62 from 85
TNI Goldman: reiterated neutral, tp cut to 75 from 92
TW. Citigroup: buy, tp raised to 53 from 50
TW. Deutsche: buy, tp raised to 53 from 48

Opening Market Overview

The Falkirk MP - a convicted drink-driver last year billed the taxpayer for a staggering 200,986, despite having previously pledged to curb his expenses.
While Mr Prescotts claim pales in comparison, the figures may still jar with the public as the politician continues his lucrative media career.
Almost a quarter of his claim, around 121.50 a day, was for overnight subsistence while a further 1,125 went on day subsistence, covering food and travels to and from the workplace, according to The Sun.
Other expenses Mr Prescott sought recompense for included free postage and car mileage.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1362835/John-Prescott-claims-800-A-DAY-Lords.html#ixzz1FcgMhhfF

End-of-day Market Overview