Headline shares are tipped to open sixty-two to sixty-seven points lower today, according to financial websites, as Eurozone woes continue and EU calls for a short-selling ban increase in volume. In the US last night, the Dow lost 41 points at 9,899, the Nasdaq Composite fell 12 points at 2,159 and the S&P500 dropped 6 points at 1,056. In Asia today, the Nikkei was up 74.8 points at 9,513.93, while the Hang Seng ended the morning ahead 96.38 points at 19,717.62. Crude oil traded at $73.91 a barrel on Nymex while gold settled at $1,230 an ounce.
LONDON MARKETS
The latest Bank of England decision on UK interest rates is due for released at 12 noon.
In the corporate diary for the day, first-quarter results are due from Premier Farnell (LON:PFL) while final results are scheduled from Elektron (LON:EKT), Halfords Group (LON:HFD), Park Group (LON:PKG), Tricorn Group (LON:TCN) and Wincanton (LON:WIN). Trading updates are expected from Home Retail Group Plc (LON:HOME) Group and Pz Cussons (LON:PZC).
AGMs are being hosted at Alexander Mining (LON:AXM), Ariana Resources (LON:AAU), Cayenne Trust, Eastern Platinum Ltd (LON:ELR), Hansteen Holdings, Integrated Asset Management (LON:IAM), Lifeline Scientific (LON:LSI) Inc, Melrose (LON:MRO) Resources, MWB Group Holdings Uts, NetDimensions, Prezzo (LON:PRZ), ProVen Company Health Group (LON:CHT) VCT, Source Bioscience (LON:SBS), Titanium Resources Group (LON:TXR) and Trader Media East.
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