S&P Futures

A late sell off in US equities as traders worry over leaving long positions open with the terrorist threat.

Woolworths reported an inline profit of 69.8 million pounds and said it would refit 50 stores and downsize its out-of-town big W format to further improve profits which rose 32 percent during the year.

Barratt Developments easily beat expectations with a 35 percent rise in first-half profit to 142.6 million pounds and said demand remained robust despite UK interest rate increases. The interim dividend was set at 6.9 pence with the final dividend seen up around 20 percent.

Ted Baker fashion chain posted a slightly higher than expected 26% rise in annual profits to 13.9 million pounds and said it was confident of another year of growth with retail sales up 8.4 percent in the first seven weeks.

Paladin Resources oil said it planned to invest around 75 million pounds to boost production and reserves as it reported a 28% rise in annual profit to 84.8 million pounds on turnover up 58 percent to 268.2 million pounds.

Paragon home loans firm said trading remained strong in its first-mortgage and consumer finance divisions and in line with its expectations.

BT moved to cut line rental and call charges as it simplifies its tariff structure to counter mounting competition.

Barratt Developments (I), Finsbury Food Group (I), LA Fitness (I), Alkane Energy (F), Atlantic Global (F), Autologic Holdings (F), Barratt Developments (F), Bell Group (F), Brixton (F), C A Coutts (F), Gyrus Group (F), Huntleigh Technology (F), Intermediate Capital Group (F), IQE (F), Music Choice (F), Paladin Resources (F), Pilat Media Global (F), Signet Group (F), SVB Holdings (F), Taylor & Francis Group (F), Ted Baker (F), Tenon (F), Woolworths Group (F),

Micron Technology

13:30 Durable Orders Feb - 2.5% 15:00 New Home Sales Feb - 1130K

Draegerwerk AG, Linde AG Vossloh AG, Metro AG

Ex Dividend: ABA Alba 2.25  830.00, ABP Associated British Ports8.50  484.75, AML Amlin1.65  161.50, AOT Anglo & Overseas Trust 3.40p  173.50,AV. Aviva 15.15  539.25,  BB. Bradford & Bingley11.00  305.25,  BFD Benfield Group 4.00  259.00, BMTO Braime (T F & J H) 4.00  462.50,  BOY Bodycote International 3.85  128.00,  CMS Communisis 3.23  103.00,   CNG Close Technology&Gen VCT 1.00  85.00,   CPC Capcon Holdings 1.46  47.50,   DLTA Delta 0.50  92.00,  EPI Epic Group 0.80  87.00,   GAW Games Workshop Group 4.73  737.50,   GFRD Galliford Try 0.55  53.00,   GPG Guinness Peat Group 1.00  70.50,   HBR Holidaybreak 16.00  574.00,  HCL Honeycombe Leisure 0.95  69.00,   HRI Herald 0.30  349.00,   HWY Highway Insurance 1.68  37.50,   HYNS Haynes Publishing Group 4.00  325.00,   ICM ICM Computer Group1.20  272.50,  IHG Intercontinental Hotels 9.45  506.50,  INX Invox 7.00  357.50,  ISG Interior Services 2.75  178.00,   ITN ITnet 2.93  300.00,  JPG Jupiter Primadona 3.00  502.50,   MAO Macro 42.40  153.50,  MLC Millennium & Copthorne 2.05  291.75,  PHP Primary Health Properties 5.50  248.50,  PRF Partridge Fine Arts 0.50  70.00,  SDR Schroders 13.00  676.50,  SGR Shore Capital Group 0.20  30.75,  SRG Spring Group 0.10  136.50  

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