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US Tech stocks managed small gains while the Dow struggled all day finishing down 5.

Glaxo is having a dispute with the U.S government over an extra tax claim for 2.7 billion tax + interest.

Smiths Engineering downgraded this morning.

Marshalls maker of concrete block paving said its pre-tax profit for 2003 would be in line with market forecasts, on sales up seven percent to 349 million pounds

Bovis Homes said that cumulative reservations were up 10 percent from a year ago, as the sector continues to benefit from the buoyant UK property market. "The housing market during the past six months has been strong enabling the group to increase both sales rate and profit margin compared with the first half year,"

Carillion said trading had continued in-line with expectations and it expected to make annual profit of at least 50 million pounds. The decision by Network Rail, to take rail maintenance in-house would cut operating profit by around seven million pounds in 2004 and by 15 million pounds in 2005 and beyond.

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Travis Perkins Trading Statement

10.30 Dec NTC , Deloitte & REC Report on Jobs

Peugeot-Citroen (Sales)

11.00 Dec Industrial Confidence 6.0 exp. 11.00 Dec Economic Confidence 96.2 exp. 11.00 Dec Consumer Confidence 15.0 exp.

Ex Dividend: Allied Domecq (8.7), Aveva Group (1.8), Care (1.9), Character Group (2), Christian Salvesson (1.2), Connaught (5.1), G(8), Halma (2.44), Hornby (8), Nord Anglia Education (2.92), Pennon Group (13.2), RM (3.4), Renold (1.5), Scottish Radio (13), Shaftsbury (2.54), Topps Tiles (15.4), Whitehead Mann (3)

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