Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning down 244.05 points at 19,462.74,
while the Nikkei was recently down 167.16 points at 17,197.89.

New York Mercantile Exchange's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for
delivery in May, was up 89 cents at $63.82 a barrel from $62.93 in late trading in
the US overnight.

Happy trading!

G.

OUTLOOK Sainsbury Q4 trading update overshadowed by intensifying bid speculationOUTLOOK Alliance Boots under pressure to justify bid rejectionOUTLOOK Sainsbury Q4 trading update overshadowed by intensifying bid speculationAsian markets summary

*JOHNSON MATTHEY SAYS OUTLOOK FOR CURRENT YEAR 'ENCOURAGING'*ALLIANCE BOOTS SAYS OUTLOOK 'POSITIVE', GROUP 'WELL POSITIONED'

London shares outlook - Weaker after New York drop; retail trading updates key

CNE downgraded to in-line from outperform - Cazenove
HGI buy - target 175 from 160 - Citigroup
IMT hold - ABN Amro
SPT reiterated neutral - target 63 from 50 - Goldman Sachs
PRU reiterated overweight - target 863 from 778 - Fox Pitt-Kelton
PSON sell - target 770 from 750 - ABN Amro
VOD reiterated hold - target 152 from 140 - JP Morgan
WTB reiterated buy - target 2100 from 1860 - Merrill Lynch

STOCKWATCH Pearson cut to 'neutral', Reed Elsevier upped to 'outperform' at CS

AFX UK at a glance share guide

Australian shares close lower on Persian Gulf tensions, US data

Tokyo shares close lower on falls in Chinese markets, yen's rise

STOCKWATCH Sainsbury reiterated 'neutral' at JP Morgan as Q4 beats expectationsAustralian shares close lower on Persian Gulf tensions, US data - UPDATE

CART initiated buy - target 1530 - UBS

UK smallcap opening - Qonnectis ticks up on H1 turnover, gross margin increase

UK smallcap opening - STM moves up on AIM debut

Tokyo shares close lower on falls in Chinese markets, yen's rise - UPDATE

STOCKWATCH Tiscali shares surge on reported Wind interestUK smallcap opening - Pavilion Insurance up on 6.62 mln stg agreed bid

UK smallcap opening - ViaLogy ahead on UT Battelle dealCORRECTION UK smallcap opening - Qonnectis ticks up on H1 turnover

STOCKWATCH Bayer up as Morgan Stanley raises target price to 54.0 eur per share

UK smallcap opening - Optimisa boosted by solid FY nembers, postive statementUK smallcap opening - Velti better after bumper FY results.

STOCKWATCH United Utilities up, says on track to meet FY results, UBS 'reduce'UK smallcap opening - James Halstead higher after record FY, Altium upgrade

UK smallcap opening - Biofuels slides as additional funding secured