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3863p!

Mild pull up today.. Which one of these I wonder, 30 Sep Barclays Capital Overweight 3,771.50 4,700.00 4,700.00 Reiterates 30 Sep Numis Hold 3,771.50 4,150.00 4,150.00 Retains 30 Sep Natixis Neutral 3,771.50 4,300.00 3,900.00 Reiterates 30 Sep Beaufort Securities Buy 3,771.50 - - Retains 30 Sep Deutsche Bank Buy 3,771.50 4,415.00 4,415.00 Retains

30 Sep Cantor Fitzgerald Buy

BBA Aviation has announced the proposed acquisition on Landmark Aviation for $2.1bn. CEO Simon Pryce said the deal would be a transformational step in the continued execution of BBA Aviation's strategy.

Pulling up today..

Ah, just in @ 14.15PM Cruise giant Carnival Corporation & plc's third quarter net revenue yields in constant dollars increased 4.3% compared to the prior year, better than June guidance of up 2-3%.

In 20 mins now, from 3356p to 3479p!

SABMiller has responded to recent press speculation and confirmed that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ("ABInBev") intends to make a proposal to acquire SABMiller. Its shares have rose more than 20% to midday.

Construction and housebuilding group Galliford Try posts record results for the year to the end of June. Revenue including joint ventures rose by 31% to £2,431m and pre-tax profits increased by 20% to £114.0m. Earnings per share increased by 19% to 112.8 pence and the return on net assets improved to 23.3% from 20.8%.

or 260, even better! The company says the semiconductor sector in general had a weak June quarter but the industry expectation is for this to improve in the second half of the year.

Kingfisher reports a solid first half and good early progress with its 'ONE' Kingfisher plan. Total adjusted sales in constant currencies rose by 3.5% to £5,382m (France +1.1%; UK & Ireland +4.6%; Other International +5.7%). Retail profit in constant currencies rose by 5.0% to £410m (France (5.7)%; UK & Ireland +16.8%; Other International +3.0%).

Funny though how they differ from each other, most of the time wrong, and still make money from the hocus-pocus! ;)

Sports Direct Int'l said it continued to trade in line with management expectations. There was no material change in the financial position of the Group since the end of the most recent reporting period on 26 April 2015. CEO Dave Forsey said: "We continue to focus on the roll out of large format city centre stores and the expansion of our National Distribution Centre in Shirebrook. "Consistent with previous guidance we continue to target the revised Underlying EBITDA target (before share scheme costs) of £420m for the current period."

Wondering which one to believe in, 09 Sep JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 642.00 650.00 650.00 Reiterates 09 Sep Liberum Capital Hold 642.00 536.00 536.00 Reiterates 09 Sep Goldman Sachs Neutral 642.00 600.00 680.00 Reiterates

Still leading the board!

Hikma (HIK), up 0.76% to 2380p, has agreed to acquire 98.09% of the share capital of EIMC United Pharmaceuticals from a consortium of shareholders.

Whitbread (WTB) topped the roughly two blue chips lower with its fall of 2.39% to 4598.5p. It said total sales in the 24 weeks to Aug. 13 rose 11.8%, while on a like-for-like basis sales were up 3.9%. Premier Inn, restaurants and Costa enjoyed upticks in sales.

On the way, 3123-3133p?

Associated British Foods' expectation for the 52 weeks to 12 September is unchanged with a slump in its sugar division offsetting progress at Primark and higher operating profit at constant currencies for the grocery, agriculture and ingredients arms. Wondering which one to believe then, 07 Sep Liberum Capital Buy 07 Sep Canaccord Genuity Sell

Catching up from yesterday, looks like