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With over 200 brands in 180 countries and more than 30 million customers, TUI Travel, the leisure travel company expects to see greater share of online bookings in 2012 and is scheduled to release its pre-close trading update on Thursday.

Petropavlovsk, the Russian gold exploration company, has increased the production target for the FY 2012 by 11 percent to 680,000oz compared to FY 2011 and a compounded yearly growth rate of 26 percent since the group first listed in 2002.

Bellway, the housebuilder, enters the second half of the year with an order book of £423 million, having already reserved or legally completed 83% of this year's target, with an expectation to reach double digit operating margin for the six months to 31 January.

Compass Group, the contract foodservice and support services group, has recently secured 'A-' long-term corporate credit rating from Standard and Poor's and remains very optimistic about the opportunities to grow the business.

MITIE Group, the strategic outsourcing and energy services company, had a positive financial year so far driven by the award and retention of a number of significant contracts, which strengthen its strategy to invest in its integrated facilities and energy management capabilities.

Wolseley, the specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products, is expected to report an increased half yearly earnings with a more bullish outlook for the U.S. housing market on March 27.

NEXT PLC, the Britain's second-largest clothing retailer expects to deliver its FY2011 earnings in line with the previous guidance on Thursday with an approximate increase of 4 percent in its profit before tax at the range of £558-572 million.

Premier Oil, an independent exploration and production company, has estimated its average production for the FY 2011 was in line with the guidance at 40.4 kboepd, compared to 42.8 kboepd in 2010.

Kingfisher, the home improvement retailer is keen on to re-position its business as the industry leader and expects to deliver FY profits in line with analysts' expectations for the year ended January 28, 2012 on Thursday.

J Sainsbury, the retailing and financial services and property investment group, expects customers to spend cautiously in 2012, particularly in first half of the year. Although the short term remains challenging, key events later in the year, such as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games provide opportunities for growth.

London-based high-end luxury store, Harrods owner Qatar Holding LLC has bought 1.03 per cent stake in Bernard Arnault's luxury conglomerate LVMH.

The Berkeley Group Holdings, known for its savvy London land purchases, is confident of its ability to meet its targets, buoyed by a pipeline of forward sales that grew 15.2 percent in the six months to October 31, 2011. The group is scheduled to release its interim management statement on March 19, 2012.

Britain's household goods retailer, Home Retail Group, focuses on robust cost management along with cash positions due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the UK economy. It will also prioritise its investment in the ongoing development of its multi-channel capabilities.

Aegis group, the marketing services company in the areas of media communications and market research, expects the environment to remain competitive but it remains well positioned to make continued progress.

Premier Farnell, a multi-channel service distributor of information products and technology solutions, is confident that its strategy will deliver sustainable and profitable growth across the economic and product cycles and is scheduled to release its 2011 Q4 earnings on Thursday.

Prudential, an international financial services group, remains confident to deliver solid growth in earnings for the full year on Tuesday, its superior Q3 2011 earnings were driven by good performance in Asia.

Admiral Group, the private motor insurance and related products company, expects to report a rise in pre-tax profits around 10% for the full year 2011 as it is scheduled to deliver its preliminary earnings on March 7, 2012.

Jupiter Fund Management, an investment holding company, expects the financial markets to remain volatile and flows subdued.

Laird, the supplier of products and technology solutions is confident to deliver underlying earnings of not less than 16 pence per share for the year as a whole. The group is expected to release its preliminary results on March 2, 2012 with its increase customer base and expanding technology portfolio.

Man Group, the alternative investment management company is confident to deliver the positive performance as markets are normalised and trading opportunities re-emerged.

Credit Suisse and Nomura Securities have set new price targets and recommendations for HSBC Holdings as the global banking and financial services Group is scheduled to release its preliminary earnings for the year ended December 31. 2011, on Monday, February 27, 2012.

Hammerson, the real estate investment trust is scheduled to release its full year 2011 results next week amid reports that Jefferies has assigned 'Buy' rating on the stock with a target price of 447 pence per share.

The CEO of Swiss bank UBS, Oswald Grubel, has quit after the bank lost an estimated $2.3bn in the wake of an alleged rogue trading scandal.

Manchester United ltd has applied to the Singapore Exchange for approval to list in the city-state reports have said.

Shares in WPP were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the advertising group said it had agreed to acquire German marketing services network Commarco GmbH.

Shares in British banks were mixed on the FTSE 100 in morning trading, with part nationalised banks Lloyds Banking Group and RBS falling.