Gold

S&P &Futures (Click for latest)

Hang Seng -35

Nikkei -52

U.S. equities made it two up days in a row as a push by coalition troops to within 20 miles of Baghdad raised hopes that the war in Iraq is drawing towards an end. Nationwide Building Society said house prices rose by an unexpectedly strong 1.9 percent in March from February to stand 26.2 percent higher than a year earlier.British Airways is set to react to traffic figures fro March. War and the spread of a deadly virus in Asia may have worsened the problems for themBP , SHELL Oil shares could come under early pressure after crude prices fell heavily again as U.SCorus The Anglo-Dutch steel company has restarted talks with Brazilian steel group CSN about a possible collaborationMytravel is to axe 2,000 jobs to cut costsVodaphone  Leading European mobile phone groups T-Mobile, Telecom Italia and Telefonica Moviles plan to offer corporate clients joint services and simplified feesNewlLook Fashion retailer reported slower than expected recent sales growth, but said it would meet profit expectations for the year just ended. (Next?)

Calendar All GMT	United Kingdom (F)inals (I)nterim	United States (Click Flag)	Europe & World
Thursday 3rd April	UCM Group (F) PBT 3.4m exp. New Look Trading Statement 09.30 Mar Services PMI 49.9 exp. 11.00 Mar BRMarShop Prices y/y	Thu 3 14.30 Initial jobless claims w/e 29/3 16.00 March non-manufacturing ISM	08.45 Italy March PMI services 08.50 France March PMI services 08.50 Germany March unemployment @ PMI 09.00 EMU March PMI services 12.45 ECB rate announcement 13.30 ECB press conference
Wishing you all the best for today.    David@FTSEDOW.com       www.FTSEDOW.com Pivot Calulator