London shares - mid-morning features

Asian bourse roundup

Metals - Copper edges up amid sharp falls in LME inventories

US futures point lower

Asian economic and corporate news summary

Good risers today..........

PANR 46%

GGG 4.7%

ZOO 10%

CPNR + 21%

JCR 7%

STOCKWATCH BWIN shares down sharply on rumours of 90p/shr bid for Sportingbet

WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower on interest rate concerns, but M&A to limit downside

UK small caps lower at midday, dragged down by weakness in wider marketLondon shares - midday features

Midday Market Roundup

Precious Metals Summary - London AM Fixings

WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower on interest rate concerns, but M&A to limit downside

        LUNCH TIME FUN

WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower on rate concerns, but M&A to limit downside UPDATE

Metals - Copper up amid sharp falls in LME inventories, strike threat in Mexico

Precious Metals Summary - London PM Fixings

Metals - Gold edges up to new 2-week high

End-of-day Market Roundup

Precious Metals Summary - London Close

        JOKE OF THE DAY

Beautiful?
There was a lawyer and he was just waking up from anesthesia
after surgery, and his wife was sitting by his side.

His eyes fluttered open and he said, “You're beautiful!”
and then he fell asleep again.

His wife had never heard him say that so she stayed by his side.

A couple minutes later his eyes fluttered open and he said “You're cute!”

Well, the wife was dissapointed because
instead of “beautiful” it was “cute.”

She said “What happened to ‘beautiful’?

His reply was “The drugs are wearing off!”