In the Times, the Tempus column notes the big surge yesterday by electronic components distributor Premier Farnell. This was probably because of an impressive performance in August when sales increased.

The company is seen as a canary in the coal mine indicator of global trends because it has almost no forward visibility of orders. If its numbers improve, so might the rest of the economy's. Tempus isn't convinced, noting the long-term decline in sales. Hold, the paper recommends.

In the Telegraph, Questor continues its buy recommendation on infrastructure group Kier. Trading at 10 times this year's earnings and with a decent order book, "real growth" is not far away thinks the column.

Lex in the FT is no fan of the BAE/EADS merger, struggling to see the upside as possible synergies between the two groups look thin. Without offering a clear recommendation, it's clear the column wouldn't be putting its money where Ian King and Tom Enders are putting their mouths.


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