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Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow lost 94 points at 10,197, the S&P500 fell 11 points to
1,087 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 18 points at 2,149.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was down 16.77 points at 9,787.72, while the Hang Seng
ended the morning up 24.2 points at 22,421.77.

Crude oil traded at $76.68 a barrel on Nymex.

Happy Friday 13th!

G.

AAL Merrill: reiterated buy, tp raised to 3400 from 2958
BT.A Nomura: reiterated neutral, tp raised to 160 from 120
COB Investec: buy, tp 260
ENRC Nomura: reiterated buy, tp cut to 965 from 1010
GPOR Credit Suisse: upgraded to outperform from neutral, tp raised to 305 from 268
IPR Goldman: reiterated buy, tp raised to 335 from 334
JMAT Merrill: upgraded to buy from neutral, tp reiterated 1730
KAZ Merrill: reiterated buy, tp raised to 1700 from 1173
KAZ Nomura: downgraded to reduce from buy, tp cut to 1065 from 1300
LLOY Goldman: reiterated buy, tp cut to 127 from 131
NWG Goldman: reiterated sell, tp cut to 203 from 206
REL SNS: downgraded to accumulate from buy
RIO Merrill: tp raised to 4600 from 3910
VED Merrill: reiterated buy, tp raised to 3400 from 2584
XTA Merrill: reiterated buy, tp raised to 1450 from 1073
XTA Nomura: downgraded to reduce from buy

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NOTE OF THE DAY

FRIDAY 13th An unlucky day for the superstitious

Friday the 13th proved unlucky for commuters, train schedulers and anyone
with loose slates on their roof as torrential rain and gale force winds
hit Britain.

Severe weather warnings are in place across the south and west, and
flood warnings are expected to be issued in many areas by this evening
when the Met Office is predicting the weather will get even worse.

Trains between Newport and Gloucester, and cross-country trains from Cardiff
to Nottingham, were cancelled after more than a tonne of rubble, loosened in
the downpours, slid on to the tracks near Chepstow in south-east
Wales. Travellers have been advised to check for cancellations and
bus replacements before setting out.

In many places the downpours will last into tomorrow, with up to 40mm of
rain, and the forecast is for gale gusts of up to 40mph across London and
up to 70mph in parts of Wales enough to bring down branches and trees.

End-of-day Market Overview

Have a great weekend all!

G.