Hello traders!

I guess the general focus this week will be on Wednesday when it is "out with the
old and in with the new" in Prime Ministerial terms.

Coincidentally, it is one of the busiest day of the week for corporate news, with a
host of companies going ex-dividend and trading statements from Taylor Woodrow
and George Wimpey.

We are still bogged down in continuous M&A chatter with ICI and the London
Stock Exchange likely to be at the forefront of gossip this week.

Let's hope we all find some opportunites there.........

Supermum has turned her attention to the US this week. I don't think she
will be the only one... :)

Have a great week!

G.

Morning all. Friday's market reports:

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

NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

Good morning traders!

In Tokyo today, the Nikkei ended the morning down 92.49 points at 18,096.14. The
Hang Seng recently stood at 22,054.10, up 54.19 points.


New York's main oil contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, was down 45
cents at $68.69 a barrel from $69.14 in late US trades Friday.

Happy trading!

G.

OUTLOOK - UK companies results for 2 weeks to July 6OUTLOOK Persimmon trading seen robust despite UK housing market concernsThomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Shares fall; gold rises

TFN economic and business calendar to Friday July 6OUTLOOK - UK smaller company results for 2 weeks to July 6

Asian markets summary

TFN UK calendar and forecasts for todayTFN UK calendar and forecasts for todayAsian economic and corporate news summary

The Monday Press Roundup

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide - weekend

London shares outlook - Lower; US interest rate fears could temper advances

ETI upgraded to buy from hold - Citigroup

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

BROKERWATCH Enterprise Inns up to 'buy' vs 'hold' in Citigroup pub sector review

BROKERWATCH BAE Systems kept as 'overweight' at Lehman Bros, ups tgt to 520p

UK smallcap opening - Millbrook eases on widening FY losses

STOCKWATCH Persimmon higher post trading update; Bridgewell keeps 'overweight'UK smallcap opening - SatCom higher on US Navy contract win

UK smallcap opening - Cambridge Mineral up on Quintana development go-ahead