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In the U.S gains in technology stocks pushed the Nasdaq higher but telecom's kept the Dow industrials in the red. BAE U.S. General Dynamics has dropped the idea of a transatlantic merger with BAE Systems after exploratory talks, according to the FT.Jarvis is out of the running for the NHS information technology programme, potentially worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

SSL International said first-half sales rose 3 percent to 316 million pounds Shell A Russian minister criticised Royal Dutch/Shell and said it could lose its drilling licences after an investigation found a number of complaints

GlaxoSmithKline reports at 11:00am

Egg said it was in talks with potential joint-venture partners for its loss-making French business. 3rd quarter pre-tax profit at its main UK business rose to 20 million pounds ($33.49 million) from 9.4 million pounds a year earlier. No mention was made of the 79 percent shares owned by Prudential

GlaxoSmithKline (Q3) PBT 1,578-1712m exp. Egg (Q3) PBT consensus loss of 2m exp.

Reuters (Instinet Trading statement) Diageo (AGM)

09.30  MPC vote breakdown.

Eastman Kodak, Schering Plough, McDonalds, Bank of NY, Merck, Computer Associates, Eli Lilly, AOL Time Warner, Anheuser-Busch

Lucent Technologies (Q3), Whirlpool (Q3)

Sungard Data Systems (Q3) Symantec (Q3), Tupperware (Q3)

Commerzbank, LOreal, Casino

Adecco F (Q3) Michelin F Peugeot F Sanofi-Synthelabo F (Q3)

Ex Dividend: Aggreko Plc (2.2), Armour Group PLC (0.35), Axon Group Plc (1), Benchmark Group Plc (3.1), Bovis Homes Group Plc (5.3), Express Dairies Plc (9.6), Fairplace Consulting Plc (3), Go-Ahead Group Plc (18), Hays Plc (3.63), James R Knowles Holdings PLC (2.1), Kiln Plc (0.2), Mears Group Plc (0.35), Mowlem PLC (2.8), Ricardo Plc (6.3), SIG Plc (4.1),  Coal PLC (5), West Bromwich Albion Plc (170), Yule Catto & Co Plc (5.3)

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