Business Financial Newswire - PRE-OPEN REPORT: Headline shares are tipped to open flat to slightly lower today, according to financial websites, following muted trading in New York last night, with Compass Group providing food for thought.
US & ASIA
In the US last night, the Dow added 12 points at 10,907, the Nasdaq Composite rose 6 points at 2,411 and the S&P500 was flat at 1,173.
In Asia today, the Nikkei was up 42,81 points at 11,139.95, while the Hang Seng ended the morning down 34.85 points at 21,339.94.
Crude oil traded at $82.37 a barrel on Nymex.
LONDON MARKETS
In a busy corporate diary today, interim results are due from Davenham, Trading Emis and James Halstead.
Final results are scheduled from Bank of Ireland, Chesnara, Clipper Windpower, CSS Stellar, Eastern Platinum, Evraz Group, Hilton Food, Lincat Group, Motivcom, OJSC Cherkizovo, Phoenix Group Holdings, Pearl Street, Pinewood-Shepperton, Surgical Innovations, Valiant Petroleum and Zhaikmunai.
Trading statements are expected from Carillion, Compass Group, CRH, Dairy Crest Group, Enterprise Inns, FirstGroup, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, New World Resources, Northern Foods, Sutton Harbour, Tate & Lyle and Topps Tiles.
Amino Technologies, Clerkenwell Ventures, IRF European Finance Investments, Law Debenture Corp., Lecico Egypt, Lonrho, Moneysupermarket.com, Octopus Titan VCT, Signet Global Fixed Income Strategies, Specialist Energy Group, Turkiye is Bankasi, West China Cement and Western & Oriental host their AGMs.
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