STOCKWATCH Peter Hambro lower following JORC resource statement

STOCKWATCH BAE Systems up slightly as HSBC ups price target to 510p vs 455p

BROKERWATCH Bayer, AKZO, Linde and Syngenta targets upped by Deutsche Bank

Metals - Copper recovers amid gains in other mkts; outlook still negative

CORRECTION BROKERWATCH Bayer, Linde and Syngenta targets upped by Deutsche Bank

Metals - Gold prices stabilise near 800 usd after drop on firmer dollar UPDATE

London shares - mid-morning features

Metals - Copper steadies as gains in other markets offset demand woes

US futures lower ahead of CPI data

WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower open seen ahead of consumer price data; Citi in focus

UK small caps higher midday; Vivomedica jumps on director share buyingLondon shares - midday features

Precious Metals Summary - London AM Fixings

FOCUS Fears for Christmas grow as UK shopper numbers plummet

London shares - midafternoon features

Metals - Gold falls below 790 usd as dollar remains on a firm footing

STOCKWATCH Aker Drilling higher on Seadrill bid valuing it at 3.77 bln nkr

Metals - Copper falls as demand woes prevailPrecious Metals Summary - London PM Fixings

End-of-day Market Roundup

Have a great weekend all!

G.

Market reports:

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

The Government must suspend a set of key banking regulations at the heart of the current financial crisis or risk seeing the economy spiral towards a future that could \"make 1929 look like a walk in the park\", one of Britain\'s leading economists has warned.
Call to relax Basel banking rules

According to one banker: \"That is what is likely to happen this time around as well. When more banks start facing failure the authorities will suspend the Basel regulations.\" With credit markets still looking extremely shaky despite the central bank\'s decision to pour so much more money into the system, it is a prospect that looks increasingly likely.
Cutting through the normal banking rules

The massive cash injection from the Bank of England, along with funds from its international counterparts, is welcome but too little to calm the fears sweeping money markets.
Banks have $100bn, but no magic wand

The pound fell sharply against the dollar yesterday after a leading member of the Bank of England\'s Monetary Policy Committee said she was unconcerned by a decline in the value of sterling and added that she did not believe the UK was moving back towards a high-inflation environment.
Pound falls on remarks by MPC member

Vikram Pandit, the new chief executive of Citigroup, has put his bank under further financial strain by bringing $49 billion (£24 billion) worth of high-risk off-balance sheet investments onto its books just as new analysis predicts it will need to take a $30 billion writedown on its loan portfolio next year.
Citigroup under more strain as SIVs worth $49bn put on balance sheet

Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan believes the chances that the US economy will enter into a recession in 2008 now stand at 50-50.
Greenspan\'s US recession warning

Investors took fright this week after the announcement of central bank intervention in the financial system, while fears over rising inflation and slowing growth were heightened by the week’s data releases.
Overview: Central bank action fails to convince

Booming demand for energy from China and the Middle East will drive global oil consumption up 2.5 per cent next year despite the growing threat of a recession in America, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Paris-based energy watchdog said yesterday that it expected global crude oil demand to grow by 2.1 million barrels a day in 2008, 200,000 barrels a day higher than its previous forecast.
Buoyant China expected to lead growing demand for oil

Anthony Bolton, the veteran fund manager at Fidelity International, is calling the bottom for property stocks and considering buying battered-down shares in housebuilders and retail companies.
Fidelity manager puts faith in property stocks as he says share values will build