

* Short interest in UK sector up 6.6 pct in a week - Markit * Morrison, Sainsbury among targets after Xmas updates * Some investors bet on disappointm...


- FTSE 100 closes at highest since November 4th - Morrison gains on property sales rumours - Banks celebrate eased Basel rules - US Q4 earnings season...


Ocado was rising strongly ahead of its trading update on Thursday, when the group is expected to post a robust set of figures for the Christmas period...


* Sports Direct buys 4.63 pct stake in Debenhams * Wants to work together at an operational level * Debenhams says it has an "open mind" * Shares in D...


- Banks rise as Basel eases capital rules - US earnings in focus this week - AMEC offers 1.9bn pounds for Foster Wheeler - US activist investors looki...


- Markets still digesting US jobs data - Banks rise as Basel eases leverage-ratio rules - AMEC offers 1.9bn pounds for Foster Wheeler techMARK 2,799....


City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 13 points higher than Friday's close of 6,739.94, as investors weigh up last week's US jobs data and a mix...


LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Sports Direct, Britain's largest sporting goods retailer, has acquired a 4.6 percent stake in Debenhams, and said it wants ...