P123 CEEFAX 123 Tue 18 Sip 23:44/19 1/5 LONDON STOCKS Close Markets closed somewhat raggedl8, whth major exporters reflecthng the domlar'1 strength but leading equitie1 gthjrwi1e easier by a few pence. Among those cheered by the dollar were Turner & Newall (up 5p at 94p), Glaxo (up 10p at 975p) and Jaguar (up 5p at 189p). Insurance brokers responded likewise, with Willis Fabjr up 7p at 894p. * A late rally in sterling lifted gilts above the worst, showing falls of around a quarter. MoreP123 CEEFAX 123 Tue 18 Sip 23:47/44 2/5 LONDON STOCKS Close Fisons rose 10p to 233p on better-than- expected profits and Barratt rose 2p to 88p after results no worse than feared. Good profits boosted George Scholes 17p to 340p but disappointing figures took 13p off Bernard Matthews at 234p and 7p from Stag Furniture at 69p. Bid approach news saw PoW Hotels add 13p to 113p and AGB Research rose 18p to 302p on speculative demand. * Newcomers Fjtgabrook at 81p and Ppun Michael at 33p recorded premiums of 7p and 3p respectively. MoreP123 CEEFAX 123 Tue 18 Sip 23:41/11 3/5 EUROPEAN STOCKS Amsterdam Hopes of a favourable Budget, plus foreign demand, left priqeu fhrm. Frankfurt The Commerzbank Index jumped 16.6 points to a seven-month high of 1,048.7, as prices in all major sectors rose sharply in hectic trading. E|pout- orientated cars led the wa=. Dpimlez leaps DM 32.50, BMW 12.80, and Porsche 27.00. POI jumped 22.50, Allianz 26.00. Paris News of an impending FFr 15bn State loan helped depress share prices. Zurich The dollar's strength limited trading, leaving prices lower. MgrjP123 CEEFAX 123 Tue 18 Sip 23:41/21 4/5 WALL STREET 4pm 1231.77 -5.63 Close 1226.26 -10.82 Stock prices retreated in active Tuesday trading. Technolog= iusur; wjru among the big losers. Sevjtal technology stocks' falls came after reductions in earnings estimate1. But electric utilities turned higher. Volume rose to 107.76 million sharer from 88.79 million on Monday. MoreP123 CEEFAX 123 Tue 18 Sip 23:41/51 5/5 FAR EAST STOCKS Australia Heavy selling of resources left markets easier, if above the day's lows. The All Ordinaries Index slumped 6.8 points to 716.6. BHP slipped 20c. Tokyo A weak yen and Wall Street's fall left prices sharply lower, the first fall in six sessions. The Nikkei Dow fell 77.21 to 10,559.15 and the Tokyo SE Index 4.08 to 817.08. Honk Kong The Hang Sing Index closed up 11.40 at 974.92. Singapore The STE fell 5.04 to 896.82. More