MARKET EXPECTATIONS

Akers Biosciences. Baird Equities forecasts six months to June pretax loss 100,000 stg vs loss 1.8 mln

Game Group. Evolution Securities forecasts six months to July pretax loss 5.0 mln stg vs loss 3.1 mln

Reed Health Group. Baird Equities forecasts year to June pretax profit 1.3 mln stg vs 4.5 mln; interim dividend 1.5 pence vs 2.4

Synairgen. Baird Equities forecasts year to June pretax loss 1.8 mln stg vs loss 2.0 mln

Television Corporation. Baird Equities forecasts six months to June pretax profit 2.2 mln stg vs 700,000 stg; no dividend expected

Shares in BP and Royal Dutch Shell were upgraded to 'overweight' from 'neutral' at JP Morgan after the broker adjusted estimates for the European oil sector to reflect new commodity price forecasts.

End of day market summary