AFX UK at a glance share guide - 2

MARKETS
FTSE 100 4,964.0 down 22.3
FTSE 2507,114.3 up 8.9
DJIA 120,467.50 down 75.0
Nasdaq Comp 2,069.47 down 6.26
S&P 50 1,191.50 down 7.30
Tokyo: Nikkei 11,329.67 up 53.08
Hang Seng midday 13,862.23 down 4.84
Gold 416.05 usd (418.35 usd)
Oil - Brent Jul 50.73 usd (50.70 usd)

BREAKING NEWS
* UK hopes for victory on working time rules; Blair confident as new battle with France looms - FT
* US Supreme Court overturns the Enron-related conviction of Arthur Andersen, the former accounting giant, dealing a substantial blow to the government's crackdown on corporate fraud - FT
* WILLIAM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS trying to secure Helen Weir, finance director of LLOYDS TSB, who has extensive experience in retailing, as one of its eagerly awaited four new non-executive directors - FT
* Britain's first "smoking trial" ends in victory for IMPERIAL TOBACCO after a widow loses her groundbreaking 500,000 stg claim for compensation over the death of her husband from lung cancer - FT
* The five banks that have guaranteed funds for the 2.9 bln stg buy-out of Amedeus, the Spanish-listed travel reservations group, meet potential sub-underwriting banks tomorrow to gauge interest in one of Europe's largest leveraged buy-outs - FT
* BARCLAYS eyes purchase of Egyptian bank Misr - FT

PRESS COMMENT
FT
THE LEX COLUMN comments on RYANAIR, France, Boeing/Airbus, Repsol - PEACOCK (looks cheap)
Express
SHARE WHISPER: PIPEX COMMUNICATIONS (Microsoft link-up) - WHO'S DEALING: BRITISH AIRWAYS (chairman buys 25,000 shares at 274 pence)
Guardian
EGG (MBNA bid speculation) - LONDON CLUBS INTERNATIONAL (rumours 29.9 pct shareholder Genting has lined up a far eastern buyer for its stake) - TRISTEL (starts trading on AIM this morning; a solid debut is expected)
Times
DIRECTORS' DEALINGS: CELSIS INTERNATIONAL (founder sells shares for 1.08 mln stg) - RUMOUR OF THE DAY: TOREX RETAIL (talk it has won a 3.3 mln stg contract from Somerfield for its Iridium and Prism electronic point-of-sale and back office software) - TEMPUS: IMPERIAL TOBACCO (worth holding on to), JARVIS (continue to steer well clear), D1 OILS (those willing to gamble on the green revolution should jump aboard now)
Telegraph
QUESTOR: RYANAIR (enjoy the ride), PHS (no harm in getting out now), PEACOCK (best left alone)
Mail
GLOBAL GAMING TECHNOLOGY (punters should have a closer look)
Independent
THE INVESTMENT COLUMN: PEACOCK GROUP (long-term buy), SHED (splash out on the shares)

Good morning all

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