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U.S:Stocks fall sharply before the close of market led by technology shares.

UK shares are set to fall, unsettled by a Wall Street drop after footage of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was released to coincide with the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States.Kingston Comms The telecom company's board is considering all options, including a potential merger, after the abrupt departure of its CEOCambridge Antibody Abbott Laboratories Inc. ABT.N said on Wednesday it received approval to market its new rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira throughout the European Union. British biotech company Cambridge Antibody Technology will receive royalties on sales.BAE Systems has posted a 6.5 percent fall in underlying first-half earnings, within forecasts, and says it has retained its full-year outlook of flat results .Earnings per share was 7.2 pence for the six months to the end of June, down from 7.7 pence last year. Analysts' forecast ranged from 6.2 pence to 7.6 pence.

Geest has posted lower first-half profits down two percent to 17.8 million pounds due to higher interest charges and says strong demand for salads in the hot weather has been offset by a drop in demand for hot ready meals.

National Express says profit for the first half of the year has risen 11 percent to 41.4 million pounds as passenger numbers rose.

Aviva Plc said on Wednesday it would issue 1.2 billion pounds n bonds this month, joining a line of insurers tapping capital markets while interest rates are low.

United Kingdom F)inals (I)nterim	United States (Click Flag) All  Times GMT	Europe & World All  Times GMT
Thu 11th Sep BAE Systems (H1) PBT 325m exp. National Express Group (H1) 37m exp. Peninsular & Oriental Steam (H1) 20m exp City Centre Restaurants Plc, Development Securities Plc, Galliford Try Plc, Geest Plc, Hill & Smith Holdings Plc, McBride Plc, Roxspur Plc, Spirax-Sarco Engineering Plc, Trafficmaster Plc	13:30 Aug Export Prices 13:30 Aug Import Prices 0.4% m/m exp. 13:30 July International trade -$40.5bn exp. 13:30 Weekly Jobless Claims 405k exp.	Europe: Dexia (H1) Bic (H1), Clarins (H1) 07:45 French Q2 non-Farm Payrolls 07:50 French Aug Prelim. CPI 0.3% m/m, 2.0% y/y exp. 07:50 French Aug Prelim. HICP 0.2% m/m, 2.0% y/y exp.
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