London shares - feature movements at 3pm

FTSE 100 risers and fallers listed.

FTSE 100 risers

Amvescap 427-1/2 up 42-1/2 Rally on London market

Sage Group 126-1/4 up 11-3/4 Reassuring Intuit figures

Aviva 535 up 40 Market rally supports

British Airways 144-1/4 up 5-1/2 'Open skies' talks start today

Bradford & Bingley 330 up 5-1/2 Merrill& Morgan Stanley up estimates; 'reduce' from 'sell' - Credit Lyonnais

Standard Chartered 742-1/2 up 22-1/2 'Overweight' from 'equal-weight' with EPS estimates raised - Morgan Stanley

BAA 568-1/2 up 24-1/2 'Dual till' news still benefiting

Wolseley 569 up 10 'Buy' from 'market perform' - JP Morgan

Prudential 548 up 32 Market rally helps stricken insurers

Old Mutual 81-1/2 up 3-1/2 Insurers rally with market

FTSE 100 fallers

BAE Systems 291-1/2 down 8-1/2 Merrill highlights pension underfunding; Boeing strike threat

Rolls Royce 130-1/4 down 1-3/4 UAL Chapter 11 fears and Boeing strike threat hit aircraft suppliers

Smiths Group 710 down 11 Boeing strike threat

GKN 264-1/4 down 6-3/4 Pension underfunding fears

EMI 196-1/4 down 2 Weak music sales; Williams de Broe 'sell'

Invensys 63-1/4 down 3/4 CSFB cuts 12-month target to 75 pence from 90, reduces sales growth ests

Anglo American 777 down 10 Slides after recent gains on outcome of ownership discussions

FTSE 250 risers

Matalan 240-3/4 up 22-3/4 Dresdner Kleinwort reiterates 'buy'

BPB 301 up 26 'Strong buy' from 'buy' with 355 pence price target - UBS Warburg

CMG 52 up 3-1/2 Nasdaq influences

ARM Holdings 158-3/4 up 8-3/4 Rally with Nasdaq

Pilkington 77 up 2 'Buy' from 'market perform' - JP Morgan

Enterprise Inns 480 up 17 'Strong buy' - Merrill Lynch

Cookson Group 21-3/4 up 1-3/4 Rally

FTSE 250 fallers

P&O deferred 219-1/2 down 16 WestLB downgrades after Q2 report from joint venture with Nedlloyd

Morgan Crucible 69-1/2 down 5 Merrill Lynch/Dresdner cut estimates; cash call fears

Carlton Communications 137 down 8-1/2 Junk rating fears

Meggitt 177 down 5-1/2 Merrill highlights pension underfunding; Boeing strike threat

Chrysalis 182-1/2 down 5-1/2 Advertising market woes

Capital Radio 462-1/2 down 5 Concerns over advertising market

Other risers

Mondas 31 up 4-1/2 Positive AGM statement

Earthport 3-3/4 up 1/2 Recent Ladbroke deal

Coffee Republic 4-1/4 up 1/2 Recent talk of sector consolidation

GB Railways 71-1/2 up 6 Recent positive press comment

Torotrak 49 up 4 Growth prospects

Other fallers

Akaei 1/2 down 1/4 Capital reorganisation

Send Group 62 down 10-1/2 Disappointing trading update

Alphyra Group 100 down 14 Challenging trading conditions offset narrowing interim losses

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