WM MORRISON AWARDS FRESH MILK SUPPLY BUSINESS TO DAIRY CREST (This pushes out Robert Wiseman)

AFX UK at a glance share guide - 2

MARKETS
FTSE 100 4,882.5, up 21.3
FTSE 250 6,744.0, down 42.9
DJIA 10,384.60, up 127.70
Nasdaq Comp 1,962.23, up 29.16
S&P 500 1,175.65, up 14.50
Tokyo: Nikkei closed
Hang Seng midday 14,067.84, up 122.79
Gold 428.32 usd (427.90 usd)
Oil - Brent June 50.97 usd (50.52 usd)

BREAKING NEWS
* Labour hopes high as fight ends; four polls give Blair lead; party figures predict majority of 60-120; Howard hopes to gain more than 50 seats; Kennedy confident of good result - FT
* BAE SYSTEMS close to deal with unions to cut pension scheme liabilities by 1.7 bln stg - FT
* Lord Hollick, outgoing chief executive of UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA, facing an embarrassing shareholder revolt at the company's AGM next week over plans to award him a special 250,000 stg bonus - FT
* Heron Corporation drops its approach for CREST NICHOLSON

PRESS COMMENT
FT
THE LEX COLUMN comments on BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING (rising subscriber acquisition costs, stagnant ARPU and higher churn raise longer term questions about the sustainability of Sky's progress), Credit Suisse (still has appeal), Total (room for a further re-rating), General Motors - ANGLO IRISH BANK (no longer a bargain)
Independent
THE INVESTMENT COLUMN: DE VERE GROUP (check in elsewhere), NUMIS buy)
Guardian
DAT GROUP (Tabella service launch tomorrow) - EMBLAZE (rumours it has won another substantial order for its white label mobile telephones)
Telegraph
QUESTOR: BSKYB (buy), MATALAN (unless you really believe the rumours that someone will bid for Mr Hargreaves's 52 pct shareholding, and with the shares at this level he is unlikely to be tempted by an offer from a venture capitalist, then leave this one on the shelf), DE VERE GROUP (long-term investors should hold on)
Times
DIRECTORS' DEALINGS: CORPORATE SYNERGY GROUP (director buys stock for 20,750 stg) - TEMPUS: MATALAN (hold), LONMIN (hang on), DE VERE GROUP (worth holding on to)
Mail
SOMERFIELD (Tchenguiz consortium, which is bidding for Somerfield, fuels rumours that it will be selling a chunk of stores to Asda)
Express
SHARE WHISPER: GW PHARMACEUTICALS (speculation that its cannabis-based oral spray Sativex for pain and multiple sclerosis could be considered for UK approval as early as next week) - WHO'S DEALING: CAVANAGH GROUP (finance director takes maiden stake, picking up 10,000 shares at 70-1/2 pence)

Morning all. Another up day ??

Afternoon All - Happy voting today!