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WTB and BWY both beat consensus views say Reuters. UK inflation data at 0830 - CPI September seen +0.2% YoY +1.3% down from +1.6%. Intel after the US close.

Citigroup cuts food retail sector to underweight from neutral, cuts pharma sector to neutral from overweight, raises real estate to neutral from underweight, raises software sector to overweight from neutral.

ASC SocGen: initiated buy, tp 485
DPH Seymour: initiated buy, tp 515
IHG Goldman: tp raised to 800 from 650
MGGT UBS: reiterated buy, tp raised to 325 from 200
MLC Goldman: downgraded to neutral from buy, tp raised to 400 from 280
NWG Credit Suisse: downgraded to neutral from outperform, tp cut to 256 from 310
PNN Credit Suisse: downgraded to neutral from outperform, tp cut to 520 from 593
SRP Numis: buy, tp 577
SVT Credit Suisse: reiterated neutral, tp cut to 1045 from 1210
TATE Credit Suisse: upgraded to outperform from neutral, tp raised to 550 from 300
UU. Credit Suisse: reiterated outperform, tp cut to 550 from 593
VED Cazenove: hold
VTG UBS: downgraded to neutral from buy, tp raised to 600 from 550
WTB Goldman: tp raised to 1400 from 1350
WTB Merrill: buy, tp raised to 1425 from 1300
WTB Seymour: buy

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               LUNCH TIME FUN

'Naked' scanner in airport trial

A trial of a scanner that produces "naked" images of passengers has begun at Manchester Airport.

The authorities say it will speed up security checks by quickly revealing any concealed weapons or explosives.

But the full body scans will also show up breast enlargements, body piercings and a clear black-and-white outline of passengers' genitals.

The airport has stressed that the images are not pornographic and will be destroyed straight away.

                     

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