Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently ahead just 0.68 points at 16,832.90, while
the Hang Seng ended the morning up 96.91 points at 27,162.06.

Crude-oil futures for November delivery rose 30 cents to $83.18 a barrel, after it
jumped as much as $2.58 on New York Mercantile Exchange Thursday. December
gold futures rose $5 to $744.90 an ounce, from its close at $739.90 Thursday.

Happy Friday!

G.

OUTLOOK Enterprise to update on smoking ban and weather impactThomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: stocks firm; oil surgesTFN economic and business calendar

TFN UK calendar and forecasts for today

The Friday Press Roundup

*TATE & LYLE SAYS VIEWS NEAR-TERM OUTLOOK WITH CAUTIONLondon shares outlook - Firmer on Wall Street gains, end-Q3 window-dressing

BROKERWATCH BT upped to 'hold' from 'sell' at ING, target raised to 315p

BROKERWATCH Antofagasta, Kazakhmys, Vedanta downgraded by UBS on valuation

BROKERWATCH Yell upgraded to 'outperform' vs 'neutral' by Exane BNP Paribas

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

BROKERWATCH Sainsbury target cut to 600p at Deutsche Bank ahead of Q2 earnings

STOCKWATCH Tate & Lyle seen down 10 pct; warns costs, usd to hurt sugar profits

Tokyo shares close mixed, caution prevails ahead of Tankan outcome

BROKERWATCH Seloger.com added to top advertising picks by UBSBROKERWATCH Fortis upped to 'buy' from 'hold' at Theodoor Gilissen; target cutBROKERWATCH Alliance & Leicester taken off Goldman Sachs' Conviction Sell List

FTSE opens modestly lower

STOCKWATCH Enterprise Inns down; says difficult to evaluate smoking ban impact

UK smallcap opening - Univision surges on FY results, upbeat outlookTokyo shares close mixed ahead of Tankan survey - UPDATE

STOCKWATCH DSG International up as JP Morgan ups to 'neutral' vs 'underweight'

BROKERWATCH Carnival kept as 'reduce' at Landsbanki, 'buy' at Collins StewartSTOCKWATCH Tate & Lyle drops 20 pct on H1 warning; Panmure cuts to 'hold'UK smallcap opening - Infonic higher as H1 loss narrows on sales surge

UK smallcap opening - Servision gains on narrower loss, upbeat outlook

STOCKWATCH Compass Group dips as Panmure Gordon cuts to 'sell' from 'hold'UK smallcap opening - Network Group up on swing into FY profit