Hello traders!

US stocks ended higher tonight as strong earnings from Cisco Systems helped the Nasdaq Composite snap a four-session losing streak, and a rally in Pfizer Inc shares on a possible disposal of its consumer products unit contributed to a triple-digit gain on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The Dow industrials ended just off its high for the session, up 108.86 points at 10,858.62. The Nasdaq Composite rose 22.02 points to 2,266.98 while the S&P500 Index climbed 10.87 points to 1,265.65.

See you in the morning with updates.....

G.

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Nikkei closed the day up 166.99 points at 16,439.67, whiloe the Hang Seng ended the morning up 63.19 points at 15,436.63.

Oil prices turned higher in Asian trading with New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in March, up 18 cents at $62.73 a barrel from its close of $62.55 in the US overnight.

Happy trading!

G.

Aus

RYANAIR UPGRADED TO 'BUY' FROM 'HOLD' BY CITIGROUP

Outlook

S/guide

Good morning all from a cold North Wales. The tip of Snowdon is white this morning. Looking forward to seeing BARC at 630p - only 9p to go. Hope next divi. will be 17.5p to 18p.

Good morning all,

lost another 6. yesterday - but this morning its looking good!

Long FTSE100, DAX etc..... of course until I close the positions the money is not profit - but the potention is already over 15.

Not going to make enough to live on - but then my risk is only a total overall of 70p per point at the moment!

Morning All.

As usual - better than expected Q3 results from BT.A and the price drops :-)

LW - It is the longer-term outlook for BT that worries the City, I think.... :-(

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