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More cases of 'Bird Flu' drive Hong Kong stocks lower: Analysts predicting the FTSE 100 will continue to fall from January highs as investors await a likely interest rate hike and eye results from Shell.

BAA airports operator posted a one percent rise in operating profit to 500 million pounds for the nine months compared to analysts expecting 492 million. Sales rose by 3.5 percent to 1.54 billion pounds and they said airlines confidence and a solid economy would underpin strong passenger growth.  December traffic hit a record.

Securicor said it was in talks over a nil-premium merger with Danish rival Group 4. The merged business would be listed in both London and Copenhagen.

Filtronic maker of wireless telecoms components reported first-half profits of 2.2 million pounds well above market forecasts of 0.8 million.Rio Tinto the world's second largest miner, said its second-half profit fell 10.5 percent as strong China demand was offset by weak coal earnings and a rising Australian dollar. Profit fell to $741 million from $828 million a year earlier compared with an average analyst forecast, excluding a gain from the sale of its 50 percent interest in Indonesia's Kaltim Prima Coal.

 BAA (Q3, 9M) 478-507m exp. Filtronic (H1), Rio Tinto (F) Net $1.3-1.5bn exp.

Ex date of Granada and Carlton merger to form ITV, Bookham takes Carlton Comms place within the FTSE Mid 250

09:30 Jan manufacturing PMI, 56.0 prev.

13:30 Dec consumption NA, 0.5% exp. 13:30 Dec consumption real, 0.5% prev. 13:30 Dec personal income, 0.1% exp. 15:00 Dec construction spending, 0.6% exp. 15:00 Jan ISM manufacturing, 64.3 exp.

09:00 Jan manufacturing PMI, 52.9 exp.

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