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In the US despite faster-than-expected economic growth in the third quarter stocks finished the day little changed.

Rexam packaging said it would buy Brazilian beverage can maker Latasa for about $462 million, partly funded by a 218 million pound rights issue. Under the fully underwritten rights issue at 255 pence per share, qualifying shareholders will be offered two new ordinary shares for every 11 existing ordinary shares held and one ordinary share for every 15.6749 preference shares held British house prices rose at their fastest pace in 14 months in October with a 2% rise.

Bradford & Bingley mortgage bank said its Mortgage Express unit had bought a 106 million pound mortgage loan portfolio from GMAC-RFC.

Canary Wharf The property group is pondering two takeover bids for itself -- one by Canadian property company Brascan and another by a consortium led by Morgan Stanley, according to a report in the Financial Times.

Autonomy (Q3)BHP Billiton (AGM)

ChevronTexaco, JDS Uniphase, CIGNA

13:30 Sep consumer spending 0.1% exp. 13:30 Sep personal income 0.2% exp. 14:00 Oct NAPM-NY 14:45 Oct final Michigan sentiment 89.6 exp. 15:00 Oct Chicago PMI 55.0 exp.

Metro, Fiat

11:00 EU Oct business climate 0.42 prev. 11:00 EU Oct business sentimen-9.0 prev. 11:00 EU Oct consumer sentiment 17.0 prev. 11:00 EU Oct economic sentiment 95.4 prev. 11:00 EU Oct flash HICP

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