Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the Dow closed up 109 points at 13,676, while the S&P500 was
13 points ahead at 1,519 and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 45 points to 2,799.

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

G.

Morning all. Market reports:

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

The Bank of England's leading property expert has warned that problems in the buy-to-let sector could provide the trigger for a housing market correction. Kate Barker, one of the Monetary Policy Committee's longest-serving members and an adviser to Gordon Brown on the property market, issued her sternest warning yet on the property market, saying people's expectations for house prices may be due a "major change".

MPC's top property expert warns of buy-to-let dangers

Private investors have ploughed almost 1bn into shares since the credit crisis struck this summer, according to a study published yesterday, as the stock markets suffered an attack of the jitters on the 20th anniversary of Black Monday.

Bullish private investors pour 1bn into stocks after credit crunch

NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Nikkei was trading 0.1% lower at 16,439.30, while the Hang
Seng ended the morning up 136.25 points at 29,513.11.

Crude oil for December delivery fell 32 cents to $84.95 a barrel, after falling 75
cents to $85.27 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Happy trading!

G.

London shares outlook - up as NY closes higher, corporate earnings focus

*HOME RETAIL SAYS 'CAUTIOUS GIVEN THE UNCERTAIN CONSUMER OUTLOOK'

BROKERWATCH Vodafone upped to 'overweight' vs 'neutral' at JP Morgan; tgt hikeThomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

BROKERWATCH BHP Billiton cut to 'neutral' from 'buy' at Goldman SachsTokyo shares close lower on caution ahead of blue-chip earnings, firmer yen

BROKERWATCH UK real estate trust sector downgraded by Morgan Stanley

STOCKWATCH Kazakhmys seen lower; Q3 production meets lowered FY guidance

Australian shares close lower on credit crunch concerns

FTSE opens modestly lower

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UK smallcap opening - Galapagos up on news of deal with Janssen PharmaceuticaAustralian shares close lower on credit crunch concerns - UPDATE

UK smallcap opening - Software Radio rises after contract win

STOCKWATCH Home Retail up after robust H1 results; Merill Lynch keeps 'buy'UK smallcap opening - Deutsche Land down as H1 results fail to impress

STOCKWATCH Astrazeneca falls; Merrill Lynch downgrades to 'sell' from 'neutral'STOCKWATCH Generali surges early morning on report TCI criticised governanceTokyo shares close lower on caution ahead of earnings, firmer yen - UPDATEUK smallcap opening - Idox jumps higher after CEO lifts stake in company

UK smallcap opening - Anzon Energy up after offer from Arc Energy

BROKERWATCH Scottish & Newcastle cut to 'hold' from 'buy' by Collins Stewart

Metals - LME inventory data (Wednesday)London shares open lower, off highs ahead of US home sales figures UPDATE