S&P Futures

US Stocks fell back after weaker-than-expected economic news and worries about Friday's monthly employment report.

Carphone Warehouse expects to report pre-tax profit for the year at the top end of forecasts and forecast a strong year ahead. Its 'Talk Talk' service in competition wuth BT saw a 29.6 percent growth in connections to 1.44 million during the last quarter, with subscription connections growing 32.4 percent to 0.66 million.

National Grid Transco expects year earnings to rise in line with forecasts, due partly to cost savings

Severn Trent said its performance in the year was good, as capital investments remained in line with its expectations and output stayed on target.

Capital Radio said its radio revenues are up by three percent for the six months to the end of March and said it expects "modest revenue growth" in April based on forward bookings.

Celltech said the European Medicines Evaluation Agency had accepted Xyrem, the company's treatment for narcolepsy for review.

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CBI Monthly Distributive Trades Survey (10:30)

CIPS manufacturing index (08:30) UK's Treasury questions in House of Commons (10:30)

Goodyear Q4

18:00 Auto Sales Mar - 5.5M 18:00 Truck Sales Mar 7.9M 14:30 Initial Claims 03/27 340K 16:00 Construction Spending Feb 0.1% 16:00 ISM Index Mar 59.8

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