Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

	Published : Mon, 14 May 2007 07:17 By : Agencies Print this Story

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares are expected to open firmer this morning following a strong performance by Wall Street on Friday mirrored in Asian markets this morning with ongoing M&A activity across several sectors fuelling gains, dealers said.

According to IG Index the FTSE 100 is seen opening around 25 points higher at 6,590 having ended up 41.6 points on Friday.

MARKETS

Nikkei 225 midday 17,740.74, up 187.02

Hang Seng midday 20,990.62, up 522.41

TODAY'S PRESS

* BT Group has opened talks with the makers of Wi-Max equipment - Times

* Regulators could delay Reuters deal for a year - Independent

* Reuters and Thomson customers question duo's tie-up - Times

* Aviva seeks to replace broker - Telegraph

* Bridgewell bid talks with Landsbanki reach impasse over price - FT

* Debenhams in recruitment drive to improve fashion range - Guardian

* Anti-terror company Westminster Group set to float on AIM - Times

* Cereberus close to securing Chrysler from DaimlerChrysler - FT

* Endemol poised for 3 bln eur sale to consortium including Silvio Berlusconi and founder John de Mol - FT

* Bancroft family split on meeting Murdoch over Dow Jones bid - FT

* Fidelty to name successor to star fund manager Anthony Bolton - Independent

* KKR grabs 44 pct of private equity deals in a 122.5 bln usd spree - FT

* Teachers' eyes private equity deals as it opens new London office - FT

* Center Parcs' debt deal lifts Blackstone - Telegraph

* ONS revolt may delay relocation to Wales - Telegraph

* UK rate rises will 'squeeze economy': British Chamber of Commerce - Mail

TODAY'S PRESS COMMENT

THE LEX COLUMN Thomson- Reuters (the fall from two to three terminal providers should not be overly worrying); Insurance accounting (increased investor understanding will help to expose underperforming companies...which can only be a good thing); Investment from China (The Beijing stock market performance is almost wholly driven by captive liquidity, so broadening the investible universe would remove some of the froth)

Independent

Small Talk: Avesco/InvestinMedia (re-merger completion due on Thursday); ULive (will announce intention to gloat on AIM this week)

Telegraph

AIM Market: 'Nine stocks look to make the leap to full listing'- Among them are NCC Group, Oilexco, and Aricom

Express

The AIM Market: Westminster Group (float mid-June)

Forward diary of events

Monday May 14

INTERIMS

Avon Rubber

Chrysalis

Diploma

Hardide

Inmarsat (Q1)

RM Group

Southern Cross Healthcare

Yamana Gold (Q1)

FINALS

DCC

Robert Wiseman Dairies

AGMs

BG Group

Burst Media Corporation

Centrica

DRS Data & Research Services

Gresham House

Interserve

TDG

EGMs

None scheduled