Breaking pre-market news on Friday,
- Prudential gets approval for Hong Kong listing, outlines AIA/rights issue timetable – statement and statement.
- BP responds to Gulf of Mexico oil spill – statement.
- Trading in Orascom Telecom suspending pending company announcement – statement.
- Ericsson reports Q1 results, sees no signs of recovery in opeator spending – statement.
- Corporate: Balfour Beatty, Experian, Findel, Hornby, Morgan Crucible, Ultra Electronics.