In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning down 102.96 points at 24,795.15,
with banks under pressure after the Chinese government on Friday raised interest
rates.
The Tokyo markets are closed for a public holiday.
Crude oil for October delivery fell as much as 57 cents to $78.53 a barrel, after
declining 99 cents to end at $79.10 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange
on Friday.
ALLIANCE & LEICESTER CUT TO 'SELL' VS 'HOLD' IN CITIGROUP REVIEW
REED ELSEVIER UPGRADED TO 'BUY' FROM 'HOLD' AT CITIGROUP
HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS STARTED AS 'HOLD' WITH 640p TARGET AT CITIGROUP
BAT DOWNGRADED TO 'UNDERWEIGHT' VS 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' AT LEHMAN BROTHERS
ALLIANCE & LEICESTER CUT TO 'SELL' VS 'NEUTRAL' AT MERRILL LYNCH
HAMMERSON CUT TO 'NEUTRAL' FROM 'BUY' AT MERRILL LYNCH