Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the Dow closed off 85.84 points at 14,078.69, while the Nasdaq
Composite was up 7.7 points at 2,811.61 and the S&P500 ended 2.68 points lower
at 1,562.47.

See you in the morning with the latest....

G.

Morning all. Market reports:

Telegraph
The Times
The Times (Need to know)
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

Accountants voiced fears yesterday of a flood of money leaving the London Stock Exchange's junior Alternative Investment Market in the wake of the Government's decision to axe "taper" relief on capital gains tax.

Fears of sell-off on growth market as AIM investors face 80% tax rise

Retailers have labelled plans to allow local government departments to increase taxes on businesses a "disaster", arguing that it could result in 100m in additional tax charges for retailers every year. The British Retail Consortium said that the proposal to give shire counties and the Greater London Authority the power to increase the tax on businesses to fund local projects represent "a massive blow" to retailers that are already struggling with tough market conditions and higher rents.

High Street: Retailers: new tax 'is a disaster'

NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng was up 263.92 points at 28,833.25 at the midpoint.

The Nikkei rose as much as 1.5% to 17,443.20, after falling as low as 17,154.75
earlier in the day.

Crude-oil futures for November delivery rose as much as 23 cents to $81.53 a
barrel after rising $1.04 to $81.30 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange
Wednesday.

Happy trading!

G.

TFN economic and business calendarThomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Stocks, oil mixed

TFN UK calendar and forecasts for today

London shares outlook - Firmer; NY mixed, Asia higher; RICS survey big drop

The Thursday Press Roundup

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guideRPT London shares outlook - Firmer; NY mixed, Asia higher;RICS house prices news

Tokyo shares close firmer as US worries ease, Nikkei at 2-month high

Australian shares close at record highs for fourth straight day, led by BHP

UK smallcap opening - Air Partner climbs on bumper FY results; special dividend

TFN economic and business calendar to Thursday Oct 25

BROKERWATCH Experian downgraded at Credit Suisse, Citigroup

Australian shares close at record highs for fourth straight day - UPDATE

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STOCKWATCH Cofina soars after BCP ups target to 2.20 eur vs 2.00

STOCKWATCH Deutsche Post up on inclusion on EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 IndexUK smallcap opening - Pressure Technologies hit by abortive acquisitionTokyo shares close firmer as US worries ease, Nikkei at 2-month high - UPDATE

STOCKWATCH Cofina soars after BCP ups target to 2.20 eur vs 2.00 UPDATE

UK smallcap opening - Alphameric up again awaiting bid developments