London had a subdued morning with investors reluctant to jump too far in one direction ahead of tomorrow's release of the meeting notes from the most recent Monetary Policy Committee chin-wag.There has been some excitement in the tech sector, however, after yesterday's blockbusting results from Apple were accompanied by a note of caution from the consumer electronics gizmo maker, while Britain's own high-flying tech stock, Autonomy, had some good news for the market. Autonomy's chief Mike Lynch said growth prospects for the data search software giant remain good. Third quarter profits in the three months to September rose to $57.6m from $48.6m as sales climbed 10% to a record $211m. Underlying operating profits rose by 34% to $86.3m. Chip designer Arm is lower after Apple's figures last night. The tech giant's profits rose by 70% but iPad sales missed some forecasts. Arm is a big supplier to Apple.First half underlying pre-tax profits from Premier Inn and Costa Coffee owner Whitbread were in line with market expectations but the company had a pleasant surprise on the dividend front. Group underlying profit before tax rose by 28.4% to £151.8m in the six months to 2 September from £118.2m in the corresponding period of last year. The interim dividend, which most brokers had expected to be moved up to 10p or a little above has been hiked to 11.25p.A cloud over sportswear retailer Sports Direct International has been lifted as the company indicated that no charges will be brought against it by the Serious Fraud Office. The shares are lower though. Meanwhile, Blacks Leisure, which was once linked with a bid from Sports Direct, soared after saying it is in talks with several potential bidders for the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer.Miners are on the back foot again as metal prices drift lower. Anglo American is less affected than most after it confirmed a new greenfield discovery at its West Wall copper project in central Chile. It is the first mineral resource estimate published by Anglo American for West Wall, a 50:50 venture with Xstrata Copper sited 100km northeast of Santiago.Elsewhere in the mining sector Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has bought Brazil's Mineração Minas Bahia (MIBA) and 51% of Mineração Peixe Bravo (MPB) for up to $304m (£192m) in cash.Automotive and aerospace engineer GKN expects a "solid" end to the year after sales in the third quarter jumped 21% and trading profit almost doubled. "The outlook for GKN's markets in the fourth quarter remains positive with group sales expected to be at a similar level to the third quarter," the group said Tuesday. Housebuilder Bellway bounced back into profit and upped its final dividend as the housing market stabilised though it says "buyer confidence slowly ebbed away during the summer" and sales have picked up only slightly recently. Real estate investment trust Land Securities has formed a joint venture with the Canary Wharf Group to develop the so-called "walkie-talkie" property in Fenchurch Street, London. The existing property, currently a cleared site with some ancillary retail neighbouring holdings, has been sold by Land Securities to the 50/50 partnership at a price of £90.2m, in line with the March 2010 valuation.Aerospace and lorry hydraulics group Senior has upped its profits expectations again and now expects to hit the top end of market forecasts this year.FTSE 100 - RisersAutonomy Corporation (AU.) 1,490.00p +5.00%Prudential (PRU) 640.00p +2.65%Diageo (DGE) 1,163.00p +2.47%Serco Group (SRP) 644.00p +2.22%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 47.33p +2.20%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,961.00p +2.08%Barclays (BARC) 294.00p +1.64%Experian (EXPN) 720.00p +1.55%Whitbread (WTB) 1,719.00p +1.54%Old Mutual (OML) 140.50p +1.44%FTSE 100 - FallersARM Holdings (ARM) 389.20p -2.48%Xstrata (XTA) 1,276.00p -2.26%Inmarsat (ISAT) 606.00p -1.70%Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 3,396.00p -1.62%BAE Systems (BA.) 365.10p -1.30%Unilever (ULVR) 1,793.00p -1.16%Bunzl (BNZL) 764.00p -1.04%Vedanta Resources (VED) 2,230.00p -1.02%Vodafone Group (VOD) 166.75p -0.98%Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) 921.00p -0.97%