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The release of U.S. consumer confidence, due at 1400 GMT, willbe eagerly awaited!

Vodafone reported a forecast-beating 26 percent rise in annual core earnings and said it expected further revenue growth this year. Profits came in at 12.679 billion pounds compared with analyst forecasts ranging from 12.12 billion and 12.65 billion pounds. The total dividend increased 15 percent to 0.8983 pence per share.

GUS is set to sell its home shopping unit to the Barclay brothers, the Sunday Telegraph reportedBritish Airways will meet later this week to discuss its strategic options in the light of a proposed tie-up between Virgin and BMI BAE The Financial Times reported in its Monday edition renewed hope that the defence firm could secure a 700 million pound Hawk jet order from India.BAT A Little Rock, Arkansas, jury granted a $19 million award against BAT subsidiary, Brown & Williamson Tobacco., in a tobacco liability case, a company spokesman said after the close of London's market on Friday. Invensys The engineering firm is close to selling Dutch software unit Baan for around 80 million pounds. Amec engineering has won an $85 million Chinese deal. British house prices fell for the second month in a row in May in the latest sign that the country's property boom has fizzled out.

Calendar All GMT	United Kingdom (F)inals (I)nterim	United States (Click Flag)	Europe & World
Tue 27th	Vodafone Group (F), 10.7m exp. Macdonald Hotels (I), RM Plc (I) Intermediate Capital (AGM)	15.00 US May Consumer Confidence 84.0 exp. 15.00 US April Existing Home Sales 5.7m exp. 15.00 US April New Home Sales 983k exp.
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