STOCKWATCH Royal & Sun Alliance higher; upped to 'buy' from 'hold' at ABN Amro

US futures lose ground ahead of dataWALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower open seen ahead of data, Greenspan remarks

STOCKWATCH Enterprise Inns falls; still difficult to evaluate smoking ban impact

London shares - midday features

Midday Market Roundup

WALL STREET OUTLOOK Stock futures trim losses on reassuring data UPDATE

Metals - Gold tops earlier high, surges to new 27-year peak

London shares - midafternoon features

Precious Metals Summary - London PM FixingsMetals - Gold breaks through to fresh high as dollar slumps, oil soars

OUTLOOK BoE to keep key rate at 5.75 pct Thursday, but cut is on the cards

TFN economic and business calendar to Friday Oct 12

OUTLOOK BoE to keep key rate at 5.75 pct Thursday, but cut is on the cardsMetals - Metals comes off day highs amid ongoing worries over US economy

End-of-day Market Roundup

Friday's market reports:

Telegraph
The Times
The Times (Need to know)
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

Hedge funds are gambling on a fall in Britain's housing market with aggressive short selling of shares in housebuilders, developers and landlords.

Hedge funds bet on fall in house prices

NETBANK, a pioneering internet-based bank, has been shut down by US regulators in the biggest American banking collapse for 14 years.

US bank collapse is largest in 14 years