US futures decline

UK small caps extend losses at midday; Chaco down after abandoning Sayona-1 well

Midday Market Roundup

UPS (Added by Master RSI on Mon 23 Apr 12:11 pm)

HLO - Mid 54p

Reason - 4 Directors buying shares today after announcing supper results from losses into profits on 47% rise on sales, better margins and adquisiton of 26M sales for 5.5M cash and some debt. Charting is showing being at a double bottom on rising Indicators from oversold

Double bottom of HLO

WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower as investors lock in gains after record run

OUTLOOK Banco Santander Q1 results seen overshadowed by possible ABN counterbid

Metals - Gold continues lower as dollar recovers

FOCUS RBoS consortium bid on ABN Amro complicated, but not ruled out

STOCKWATCH AstraZeneca falls as Medimmune conference call disappoints

Metals - Copper extends gains on strong Chinese import data

STOCKWATCH AtheroGenics slumps after AstraZeneca ends collaboration on compoundPrecious Metals Summary - London AM fixings

London shares - midafternoon features

STOCKWATCH ABN Amro turns lower after RBS cancels meeting,counter-bid hopes fade

Precious Metals Summary - London PM fixings

Precious Metals Summary - London Close

End-of-day Market Roundup

        JOKE OF THE DAY

A KISS AND A SLAP
A young Technician and his General Manager board a train
headed through the mountains on its way to Wichita.
They can find no place to sit except for two seats right across
the aisle from a young woman and her grandmother.

After a while, it is obvious that the young woman and the young tech
are interested in each because they are giving each other "looks."
Soon the train passes into a tunnel and it is pitch black.
There is a sound of the smack of a kiss followed by
the sound of the smack of a slap.

When the train emerges from the tunnel, the four sit there
without saying a word.
The grandmother is thinking to herself: "It was very brash
for that young man to kiss my granddaughter,
but I'm glad she slapped him."
The General manager is setting there thinking: "I didn't know
the young tech was brave enough to kiss the girl, but I sure wish
she hadn't missed him when she slapped and hit me!"
The young woman was sitting and thinking: "I'm glad the guy kissed me,
but I wish my grandmother had not slapped him!"
The young tech sat there with a satisfied smile on his face.
He thought to himself: "Life at Boeing is good.

How often does a guy have the chance to kiss a beautiful girl
and slap his General manager all at the same time!!!!!