Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow fell 66 points to 15,335, the Nasdaq rose 3 points to
3,768 and the S&P500 lost 5 points at 1,697.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently down 53 points at 14,680 and the Hang Seng
ahead 31 points at 23,210.

WTI crude oil traded at $103.13 a barrel and Brent crude at $108.64.

Gold settled at $1,316 an ounce.

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Nikkei drops on US concern; Tokyo Electron soars on multi-billion dollar takeover

Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:09am BST
TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average
eased for a second day on Wednesday hit by concerns about a
possible U.S. government shutdown, while Tokyo Electron Ltd
bucked overall weakness on news of a $7 billion-plus
takeover of the tech company by Applied Materials Inc.

The Nikkei shed 0.8 percent to 14,620.53, moving
away from a nine-week high of 14,816.65 hit last Friday. The
Topix dropped 0.3 percent to 1,211.15.

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Wednesday, Sept. 25

Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:35am BST
(Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening flat to 8 points lower on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers. Futures on the index were down 0.2 percent at 6,532 points by 0627 GMT. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on

* U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday appeared to fall in line with their leaders who want to pass an emergency spending bill by Sept. 30 and avoid government shutdowns, even if it means failing in a drive to destroy "Obamacare."

European Factors to Watch-Shares seen steady, U.S. in focus

Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:39am BST
LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - European shares were expected to edge lower
early on Wednesday, mirroring losses in U.S. and Asian equity markets, with
investors seen trading cautiously before an agreement on the U.S. spending bill
that still faces some resistance.

Congressional authorisation for the U.S. government to spend money runs out
at the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, unless Congress passes a "continuing
resolution" to keep the government running. U.S. politicians are engaged in
serious discussions, but have not yet found a common ground.

U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday appeared to fall in line with their
leaders who want to pass an emergency spending bill and avoid government
shutdowns.

"With the ... deadline fast approaching, fears over a partial government
shutdown and a failure to raise the debt ceiling, which would result in the U.S.
defaulting on its debt, are continuing to act as a drag on equity markets,"
Craig Erlam, analyst at Alpari said in a note.

"With little progress being made in these negotiations, investors are likely
to remain somewhat risk averse again."

At 0634 GMT, futures for the Euro STOXX 50, UK's FTSE 100,
Germany's DAX and France's CAC were 0.1 to 0.2 percent lower.

The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed 0.2 percent higher
at 1,258.18 points in the previous session. The index, which climbed to a
five-year high last week, is still up 11 percent so far this year.

Investors will keep a close eye on macroeconomic numbers after German
consumer confidence rose to its highest level in six years heading into October,
supporting expectations strong consumer spending will help Europe's largest
economy to post moderate growth in 2013.

Later in the session, focus will be on U.S. weekly mortgage data due at 1100
GMT, new home sales numbers for August at 1400 GMT and U.S. durable goods orders
figures at 1230 GMT.

Carnival helps steer the FTSE 100 to modest early losses

SockS on the way UP today
IOF
results and update


CCE

due results next week

SockS on the way UP today
PVR
Well oversold, overhang cleared yesterday


PTO
recent positive RNS and Breakout

FTSE100 remains modestly lower in midday trade

USD Core Durable Goods Orders m/m -0.1% 1.1% -0.8%

USD Durable Goods Orders m/m 0.1% 0.0% -7.4%

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