S&P Futures

US indexes recovered from a volatile session after the Federal reserve opted to keep the overnight bank lending rate, at 1 percent, a more than 40-year low, in line expectations.  

Canary Wharf (F), Huveaux (F), JKX Oil & Gas (F), Johnston Press (F), Kingfisher (F), Parity Group (F), Pixology (F), Restaurant Group (F), RPS Group (F), Slough Estates (F), Tikit (F), Xaar (F), Amersham (EGM), London Scottish Bank (AGM),BoE`s minutes of March MPC 3/4 meeting (09:30)The Budget (12:30) Feb/Jan Labour Market Report (09:30)

Bear Stearns Companies Biomet Inc, Federal Express Worthington Industries, Jabil Circuit Inc Darden Restaurants

13:30 Core CPI, CPI

BASF, BMW Muenchener Rueckversicherungs Medion AG, Elmos Semiconductor

Vivendi Universal, Zodiac Autoroutes du Sud de la France GFI Informatique, J C Decaux

Ex Dividend: ANL Abbey National 16.67p, BMK Benchmark Group 1.95p, BI. Brambles Industries 4.16p, CYD Countryside Properties 13p, FBDU Flying Brands 5.22p, FCCN French Connection Group 2.25p, GLH Gallaher Group 20.15p, HSBA HSBC Holdings 15.36p, HVX Huveaux 0.88p, ISO Isotron 3.55p, JDW Wetherspoon (J D) 1.33p, HDW Headway 0.79p 2.47%, KGP Kingspan Group 3.62p, LAC Lawrence 1.28p, LLOY Lloyds TSB Group 23.50p, LPT Linx Printing Technologie 3.10p, PDG Pendragon 3.80p, PO. P & O 9.00p, PRU Prudential Corporation 10.70p, PCH Pochin's 2.25p , PRV Porvair 1.00p, QTA Quantica 1.00p, QYM Quayle Munro Holdings 6.00p, RDW Redrow Group 3.00p, TRS Tarsus Group 2.20p, WHY White Young Green 2.20p, WKT Walker (Thomas) 0.15p

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