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OUTLOOK Colt Telecom FY sales seen down on fierce competition

UK small caps hold firm midday, bucking dull market trend; Cellcast in demand

Midday Market Roundup

STOCKWATCH Prudential easier amid Taiwanese uncertainties; Merrill keeps 'buy'

Third, the government also proposes to modernise the definition of a 'recognised stock exchange' for tax purposes to allow shares traded on other regulated markets under MiFID to benefit from the same tax arrangements that currently apply only to the LSE.

This will allow shares listed by the UK Listing Authority and traded on a regulated market under MiFID to be held in an Individual Savings Account or to meet the listing requirement to be a UK Real Estate Investment Trust.

UK Treasury to expand choice, increase competition in financials trading UPDATE

STOCKWATCH Rexam weak after as expected FY results; Cazenove keeps 'in-line'WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower as investors digest Wal-Mart, Home Depot results

STOCKWATCH Alliance Boots weak; OFT overhaul of UK drug pricing scheme impacts

Metals - Light selling and quiet trading send copper lower; tin hits new highPrecious Metals Summary - London am fixings

OUTLOOK Anglo American seen to announce further cash returns as FY profits soar

WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower on mixed retail earnings; Sirius, XM in focus UPDATE

STOCKWATCH Shire higher; New River deal makes strategic sense - Collins Stewart

London shares - midafternoon features

AFX NEWS BRIEFING: TMT highlights to 15:40 GMTAFX NEWS BRIEFING: Pharmaceuticals and chemicals highlights to 15:40 GMTAFX NEWS BRIEFING: Aerospace and transportation highlights to 15:40 GMT

AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Oil and utilities highlights to 15:45 GMTAFX NEWS BRIEFING: Consumer and retailing highlights to 15:45 GMTAFX NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 15:45 GMT

AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Mergers and acquisitions highlights to 15:50 GMT

End-of-day Market Roundup