OUTLOOK Aviva FY profit seen up 13.7 pct

London shares - midafternoon features

Metals - copper surges as China resumes buying after new year holiday

OUTLOOK Standard Chartered FY profit seen up 18 pct

AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 15:45 GMTAFX NEWS BRIEFING: Consumer and retailing highlights to 15:45 GMTAFX NEWS BRIEFING: Oil and utilities highlights to 15:45 GMTAFX NEWS BRIEFING: Aerospace and transportation highlights to 15:40 GMTAFX NEWS BRIEFING: TMT highlights to 15:40 GMTAFX NEWS BRIEFING: Pharmaceuticals and chemicals highlights to 15:40 GMT

AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Mergers and acquisitions highlights to 15:50 GMT

Metals - Gold strikes fresh nine-month high

End-of-day Market Roundup

Thanks to Kyoto for the continued news feeds....

Have a great weekend all!

G.

UK small caps close lower, bucks broader trend, Newfound dips on profit warningPrecious Metals Summary - London pm fixings

Precious Metals Summary - London close

Thanks G. - and goodnight! :-)

Thanks from me, too, Greystone and Kyoto. Good to have all these links on the one board.

Director Dealings - Friday 23 February, 2007

3i Group PLC (III)ABB Ltd (ANN)Aberdeen Dev Cap PLC (AVC)Albemarle & Bond Hld (ABM)Alliance Boots plc (AB.)Amvescap PLC (AVZ)Amvescap PLC (AVZ)Amvescap PLC (AVZ)Anglo American PLC (AAL)Aviva PLC (AV.)BAE SYSTEMS PLC (BA.)BIL International (BIL)BSS Group PLC (BTSM)Babcock Intnl Group (BAB)Ballarat Goldfields (BGF)Baronsmead AIMVCTPLC (BAV)Baronsmead AIMVCTPLC (BAV)Baronsmead AIMVCTPLC (BAV)Baronsmead AIMVCTPLC (BAV)Blue Star Mobile Grp (BTR)Carnival PLC (CCL)Character Group PLC (CCT)Chloride Group PLC (CHLD)Clyde Process Solutions PLC (CPSP)Compass Group PLC (CPG)

Cosalt PLC (CSLT)CybIT Holdings PLC (CYH)Debenhams plc (DEB)Debenhams plc (DEB)Debenhams plc (DEB)Econergy Intl. Plc (ECG)Elan Corporation PLC (ELA)Enterprise Inns PLC (ETI)Erinaceous Group PLC (ERG)F&C UK Select Trust (FUS)F&C UK Select Trust (FUS)F&C UK Select Trust (FUS)F&C UK Select Trust (FUS)FirstGroup PLC (FGP)FirstGroup PLC (FGP)Framlington Income (FRNC)General Elec. (GEC)GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK)GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK)HBOS PLC (HBOS)Imp. Chemical Inds. (ICI)Imperial Tobacco Gp (IMT)Intelek Plc (ITK)Interbulk Investments PLC (INB)

Interco. Hotels Grp (IHG)Lazard Emerging IncLazard European ExpLazard Japan CarinaLazard Japan VelaLazard World Alt ValLeadcom (LEAD)Lincat Group PLC (LCT)Martin CurriePacific (MCP)Mitchells & Butlers (MAB)Morgan Sindall PLC (MGNS)Murgitroyd Group PLC (MUR)Noida Toll Bridge Co (NTBC)Northern Rock PLC (NRK)Oakdene Homes PLC (OKD)Polar Capital ElbrusReed Elsevier PLC (REL)Royal Bk Scot.Grp. (RBS)Shire Plc (SHP)Temple Bar Inv.Tst (TMPL)Temple Bar Inv.Tst (TMPL)Trinity Mirror PLC (TNI)Utilico Emerg Mkts (UEM)Wood Group (John)PLC (WG.)

Friday's market reports:

Telegraph
Telegraph (Bloomberg summary)
The Times
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

US mortgage crisis goes into meltdown
Sanyo plunges as audit inquiry raises fear of Japanese Enron

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