S&P Futures

House price inflation has accelerated over the past month although house prices at the top end of the property market are falling dramatically

UK futures turn negative

Imperial Tobacco said the group was on track to meet its own expectations for the financial year

Profile Therapeutics maker of inhaled drug delivery systems 6 month losses fell to 1.79 million pounds and first-half revenues rose 13 percent to 7.1m

Headlam Group floor coverings distributor reported a 9% growth in annual profit to 32.6 million pounds and said it looked forward to another year of growth.

Spirax-Sarco engineering maker of temperature and pressure controls, met forecasts with a 10 percent rise in 2003 profit to 44.6 million pounds and expected profit growth this year.

BAE rules out Alvis counterbid ..

 Primary Health (I), Alea Group (F), Headlam Group (F), Medical Solutions (F), Profile Therapeutics (F), ROK Property Solutions (F), Roxboro (F), Spirax (F)

Cintas Corporation, Dollar General Corp Tenet Healthcare Corp

13:30 NY Empire State Index 14:30 Capacity Utilization 14:30 Industrial Production

Hochtief AG, Thales, Lagardere Groupe

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