Director Dealings - Thursday 19 April, 2007

ATH Resources (ATH)Agora S.A. (AGOD)Arriva PLC (ARI)Arriva PLC (ARI)Arriva PLC (ARI)Arriva PLC (ARI)BNS Telecom Group (BTP)BRIT Ins Hldgs (BRE)Bankers Investment (BNKR)Benfield Group Ld (BFD)Blue Star Mobile Grp (BTR)Brambles Limited (BXB)Brammer PLC (BRAM)Britvic plc (BVIC)CRH PLC (CRH)Cable & Wireless PLC (CW.)Cadbury Schweppes (CBRY)Chemring Group PLC (CHG)Clapham House Grp (CPH)Countrywide Plc (CWD)Crimson Tide PLC (TIDE)DRS Data & Research (DRS)Datacash Group PLC (DATA)Deal Group Media PLC (DGM)Development Secs.PLC (DSC)

Dewhurst PLC (DWHT)Dream Direct Group (DDG)Dunedin Inc.Growth (DIG)Dyson Group PLC (DYS)Energy Asset Mngmt (EAM)Evolution Group PLC (EVG)Gamingking PLC (GGK)Genus PLC (GNS)HSBC Bank plc (56UF)Hallin Marine (HMS)HeritageUnderwriting (HUA)Highway Capital PLC (HWC)Hot Tuna (Intnl) plc (HTT)Imaginatik PLC (IMTK)India Star Energy (INDY)Informa PLC (INF)Intercytex Group plc (ICX)Jardine Lloyd Thmpsn (JLT)Johnson Matthey PLC (JMAT)Kier Group PLC (KIE)Kinetics Fund IncKingfisher PLC (KGF)Lloyds TSB Group PLC (LLOY)Lombard Risk Mngment (LRM)Low & Bonar PLC (LWB)

Manpower Soft. PLC (MNS)Millwall Holdings (MWH)Misys (MSY)Newmark Security PLC (NWT)Next Fifteen Comm (NFC)Next PLC (NXT)Novera Energy Ltd (NVE)Petrolatina Energy (PELE)Plant Health Care (PHC)Prudential PLC (PRU)PuriCore Plc (PURI)Qonnectis plc (QTI)Rok PLC (ROK)Signet Group PLC (SIG)Spectris PLC (SXS)Spectris PLC (SXS)Spectris PLC (SXS)Spectrum Interactive (SIN)Star Energy Group (STAR)Temple Bar Inv.Tst (TMPL)Transense Technlgy (TRT)United Utilities PLC (UU.)Vebnet (Hldgs) PLC (VBT)YouGov PLC (YOU)Zotefoams PLC (ZTF)

Morning all. Market reports:

Telegraph
Telegraph (Bloomberg summary)
The Times
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

Boom, boom. Dotcoms are back in the frame
Piper Jaffray Investment Research - All Things Internet
Look east as Wests crude is going sour
London starts race with Dubai on new oil futures trading

NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning up 180.94 points at 20,480.65,
while the Nikkei reached midway up 87.92 points at 17,459.89.

New York Mercantile Exchange's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for
delivery in May, was up 18 cents at $62.01 per barrel from $61.83 per barrel in late
trading in the US overnight, when it had declined a hefty $1.30.

Happy Friday!

G.

OUTLOOK WPP to report solid Q1 and upbeat outlook for ad market

Asian markets summary

Asian economic and corporate news summary

888 sell - target 100 - Dresdner Kleinwort
ASM downgraded to hold from buy - target 65 from 58 - ING
BA. buy - Citigroup
BIFF reiterated underweight - target 335 from 326 - HSBC
MRW reiterated overweight - target 360 - JP Morgan
SMWH reiterated outperform - target 470 from 425 - Credit Suisse

London shares outlook - firmer, mirroring gains in Asia following new Dow record

The Friday Press Roundup

NXT reiterated outperform - target 2700 - Exane BNP Paribas
VER initiated at buy - target 86 - Goldman Sachs

Tokyo shares close higher on Dow's gains, weaker yenAustralian shares close higher on support for banks, minersThomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

Morning all. Where is everyone? This thread has gone very quiet. Only Greystone, Kyoto and me!!.

If you read this thread just say "HELLO" to show that you are there.

Good morning. I think you will find there are dozens of committed readers, but the regulars do such a good job............

Morning All.
I agree with Alan.

STOCKWATCH WPP seen lower, Q1 revenue disappoints, Goldman Sachs keeps as 'buy'

Along with Kyoto's 'IPOs/Floats/Flotations' thread this is a daily must read. Thanks to all who contribute. I have a question...............do you ever find time to eat/drink/sleep Kyoto?!

good morning, and a thanks to all contributors

Australian shares close higher on support for banks, miners - UPDATE

UK smallcap opening - Trace advances on 135p-a-share Tulip bid