Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 63.6 points to 13,870.3,
while the S&P 500 gained 5.70 points to 1,540.98 and the Nasdaq Composite
advanced 13.25 points, or almost 0.5%, to 2,817.44.

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

G.

Morning all. Market reports:

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FT
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The Independent
This is Money

Oil prices have surged to record highs, as the dollar plummets towards a 26-year low against the pound. Oil prices have risen by more than a third since mid-August and some economists now expect the price to rise to $100 a barrel. Chancellor Alistair Darling has urged oil cartel Opec to raise its production quotas in an effort to bring prices under control. However, experts said the increase in energy costs would have less of an impact than it did in the 1970s and 1980s, since the economy consumes around half the energy it did then per dollar of economic output.

New oil high as dollar falls to 26-year low

NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

OUTLOOK Imperial Tobacco FY pretax seen up 7 pct at 1.24 bln stgOUTLOOK KPN expected to post solid Q3; focus on E-Plus, FY guidanceAustralian shares close lower on profit-taking after record highsTFN economic and business calendarThomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Stocks, oil mixed

Good morning Traders!

In Asia today, the Nikkei reached the midpoint 117.44 points lower at 16,580.64,
while the Hang Seng Index ended the morning up 39.02 points at 31,625.95.

Crude oil for December delivery fell 73 cents to $92.80 a barrel in electronic
trading, after touching a high of $93.68 a barrel earlier in the day.

Happy trading!

G.

Tokyo shares close mixed with Nikkei down on profit-taking ahead of Fed meeting

Australian shares close lower on profit-taking after record highs - UPDATE

TFN UK calendar and forecasts for today

The Tuesday Press Roundup

London shares outlook - lower, Imperial Tobacco FY in focus; NY closes higher

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Tokyo shares close mixed, with Nikkei down on profit-taking - UPDATE

BROKERWATCH British American Tobacco cut to 'neutral' vs 'buy' at Goldman Sachs

UK smallcap opening - Humberts slides on FY profits warning

UK smallcap opening - Petards lifted by MoD contract win

London shares open lower, Imperial Tobacco falls post FY; NY ends higher

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STOCKWATCH Imperial Tobacco down after results; profit-taking, right issue weigh