Hello traders,

US stocks rebounded tonight, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to yet
another record high close.

The DJIA closed up 53.80 points at 13,362.87, just off a new record high of 13,369.

The S&P500 gained 4.86 points to 1,512,58, while the Nasdaq Composite
rebounded from early weakness to rise 4.59 points to 2,576.34.

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

G.

Director Dealings - Wednesday 9 May 2007

Aegis Group PLC (AGS)Alliance & Leicester (AL.)Alliance Trust PLC (ATST)Alliance Trust PLC (ATST)Anglo American PLC (AAL)Axis-Shield PLC (ASD)BHP Billiton PLC (BLT)BRIT Ins Hldgs (BRE)Barclays PLC (BARC)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)Barr(A.G.) PLC (BAG)Bellway PLC (BWY)Boyer Allan GreaterCapita Group PLC (CPI)Capita Group PLC (CPI)Cazenove Euro AlphaCharles Taylor Cons (CTR)Computacenter (CCC)Debenhams plc (DEB)Development Secs.PLC (DSC)Development Secs.PLC (DSC)Dunedin Inc.Growth (DIG)Forth Ports PLC (FPT)Galliford Try PLC (GFRD)

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK)GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK)Hammerson PLC (HMSO)Hays PLC (HAS)Holders Technology (HDT)IMI PLC (IMI)KleenAir Systems (KSI)Lavendon Group PLC (LVD)National Express (NEX)Nevsky Fund LimitedNovae Group plc (NVA)Personal Group Holdings PLC (PGH)Phytopharm PLC (PYM)Phytopharm PLC (PYM)Phytopharm PLC (PYM)Phytopharm PLC (PYM)ProStrakan Group plc (PSK)RAB Euro Hi Yield FdRolls-Royce Grp Plc (RR.)Rolls-Royce Grp Plc (RR.)Rolls-Royce Grp Plc (RR.)Royal Bk Scot.Grp. (RBS)Salamander EnergyPLC (SMDR)Salamander EnergyPLC (SMDR)Smiths Group PLC (SMIN)

TDG PLC (TDG)TDG PLC (TDG)TDG PLC (TDG)TDG PLC (TDG)TDG PLC (TDG)TDG PLC (TDG)TDG PLC (TDG)TDG PLC (TDG)TDG PLC (TDG)TDG PLC (TDG)TT Event-Driven FundTT Financials L/S FdTT Mid-Cap Eur L/STesco PLC (TSCO)Tesco PLC (TSCO)Tesco PLC (TSCO)Tomkins PLC (TOMK)Town Centre Secs. (TCSC)Traditional FundsUnilever PLC (ULVR)Whitbread PLC (WTB)Whitbread PLC (WTB)Whitbread PLC (WTB)Whitbread PLC (WTB)Xaar PLC (XAR)

Morning all. Market reports:

Telegraph
Telegraph (Bloomberg summary)
The Times
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

OUTLOOK - International Power Q1 seen up on Europe, US higher profitsOUTLOOK Altadis Q1 overshadowed by bid approaches by Imperial, CVC/PAISTOCKWATCH - Rio Tinto, BHP retreat after takeover speculation subsides

Asian markets summary

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning down 72.51 points at 20,772.27,
while the Nikkei was recently down 16.25 points at 17,731.87.

New York Mercantile Exchange's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in
June, was up 4 cents at $61.59 a barrel from $61.55 in late trading in the US
overnight.

Happy trading!

G.

Asian economic and corporate news summary

The Thursday Press Roundup

London shares outlook - higher after Wall Street gains; BoE rate decision due

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

BWNG buy - target 345 from 315 - ABN Amro
EMG reiterated overweight - target 655 from 560 - Morgan Stanley
EZJ reiterated overweight - target 745 from 800 - HSBC
FENR upgraded to add from hold - target 235 - Dresdner Kleinwort
MAB buy - target 880 from 770 - Goldman Sachs
MCB initiated buy - target 300 - Deutsche Bank
NXT buy - target 2750 - Panmure Gordon
PUB downgraded to neutral from buy - Goldman Sachs
SCTN reiterated equal-weight - target 585 from 570 - Lehman Brothers
WTB reiterated buy - target 2026 - Citigroup

Tokyo shares close slightly lower on profit-taking, ahead of options settlement

Morning all.

STOCKWATCH International Power seen lower as Q1 lands at bottom end of consensus

UK smallcap opening - Vividas gains after securing streaming deal

Tokyo shares close slightly lower on profit-taking - UPDATEUK smallcap opening - Retec Digital moves ahead on news of product development

FTSE opens modestly lowerUK smallcap opening - Matra Petroleum firmer after securing rig contract

STOCKWATCH Hammerson sharply higher on report KKR mulling bid

London shares open touch lower; BoE rate caution, miners weigh; Hammerson jumps