Breaking pre-market news on Tuesday,
- Babcock reaches agreement on terms of acquisition of VT Group – statement.
- Legal & General posts final results; final dividend up 33 per cent – statement.
- Gulfsands Petroleum confirms bid approach on 18 March was at 315p per share - statement.
- Healthcare Locums restates results after changing accounting policies – statement.
- Mitsubishi Electric revises earnings forecast for FY 2010 upwards – statement.
- Corporate: Halfords, Imperial Tobacco, Irish Continental, Ambrian Capital, Parity, Titanium Resources, Ferrexpo, 888, Carpetright, Aberdeen Asset Management, Cairn Energy.