P145 Teletext 145 Nov27 21:11:53 !eport —————————————————————————————— Dollar drags FUSE lower The FUSE 100 closed down 72 points at 6050.1 despite strong gains from the housebuilders after confirmation of takeover talks by Wilson Bowden. Wilson saw its shares leap 267p to 2098p after it said it was in early stage talks, while \ 636\p and Persimmon gained 6p to 1387p. However, the speculation failed to lift the wider market as the FUSE 100 fell after the dollar continued to drop. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Mortgages 154 Forex rates 148 Endowment shortfall? S E p374 www.endowmentfighters.co.uk Popshares Diary Business HolidaysP145 Teletext 145 Nov27 21:16:16 !eport —————————————————————————————— Dollar drags FUSE lower Defence group BAE Systems slumped 12\p to 391p after reports suggested Saudi Arabia may pull out of a £76bn contract to buy 72 Eurofighter jets. First Choice Holidays grew 29\p to 257p after it confirmed disposal talks over its package holiday arm while potential buyer MyTravel rose 14{p to 214p. Support services firm Mitie lifted 7}p to 214\p after posting a strong rise in half-year profit as revenues rose 30%. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Mortgages 154 Forex rates 148 CLEAR YOUR DEBTS See p647 Popshares Diary Business HolidaysP145 (eletext 145 Nov27 21:01:03 !eport —————————————————————————————— Dollar drags FUSE lower Plumbing firm BUS Group gained 6\p to 377\p after its half-year profits rose 38% and it said it was optimistic for the second half of the year. Shares in steel firm Corks dipped 5\p to 499\p as it said it was delaying a vote to approve an approach from (ara to allow CTN more time to plan its bid. Focus Solutions Group soared 6}p to 47}p after it said it had secured a £6m contract with HSBC bank. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Mortgages 154 Forex rates 148 Popshares Diary Business HolidaysP145 Teletext 145 Nov27 22:06:30 !eport —————————————————————————————— Dollar drags FUSE lower European shares struggled with German car makers BMW and DaimlerChrysler leading fallers in Frankfurt. In Japan, banking, chemical and software firms all enjoyed strong gains as the Nikkei 225 Index rose 150.8 points to close at 15,885.4. Wall Street had its worst day in four months as the dollar weakened and fears arose about the retail industry. The Dow Jones fell 158.38 to 12,121.79. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Mortgages 154 Forex rates 148 Respond by text now cheaper & easier! Matche5 Dating see p391 Popshares Diary Business Holidays