MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Issues Alerts for XLNX, RMBS, NXTP, DITC, and NITE

MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Issues Alerts for XLNX, RMBS,
NXTP, DITC, and NITE 


CHICAGO, Dec. 10  /PRNewswire/ -- Man Securities issues the following Morning
Update at 8:30 AM EST with new PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.

(Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020214/MANSECLOGO )

Before the open ... PriceWatch Alerts for  XLNX, RMBS, NXTP, DITC, and NITE,
Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"I think the price decline was expected, but the speed of the decline was a
surprise."

 -- Mohammed bin Dhaen al-Hamili, oil minister, United Arab Emirates.

  New PriceWatch Alerts for XLNX, RMBS, NXTP, DITC, and NITE...

  PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS -----------
  -- Xilinix Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX)
  Last Price 29.72 - MAR 27.50 CALL OPTION@ $3.70 -> 5.7 % Return assigned*
  -- Rambus Inc (NASDAQ:RMBS)
  Last Price 25.83 - DEC 25.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.00 -> 4.9 % Return assigned*
  -- Nextel Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP)
  Last Price 18.60 - FEB 17.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.80 -> 4.2 % Return assigned*
  -- Ditech Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:DITC)
  Last Price 17.46 - JAN 17.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.25 -> 8.0 % Return assigned*
  -- Knight Trading Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NITE)
  Last Price 11.18 - APR 10.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.65 -> 4.9 % Return assigned*

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NEWS LEADERS AND LAGGARDS

So far today Autodesk Inc. and V.I. Technologies lead the list of companies
with the most news stories while Idacorp, and Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. are
showing a spike in news. Autodesk Inc, SunGard Data Systems, Inc., and Beazer
Homes USA Inc. have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies
with positive news while Merix Corp. and Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. lead the list
of companies with negative news reports. United Technologies Corp. has popped
up with a high positive news sraIndex score.

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MARKET OVERVIEW

Overseas markets are mixed this morning as all the European markets that we
track are positive, however all the Asian markets are in negative territory.
Sustained selling of Lenovo which purchased IBM's pc business pushed the Hang
Seng down 0.76%. The reliance group put a dent in the BSE Sensex dragging down
that index 77 points.

The November Producer Price Index (PPI) is set to be released at 8:30 a.m.
Expectations are for an increase of 0.1 percent, well below last period's 1.7
percent.  Then at 9:45 a.m., we have the preliminary Michigan sentiment for
November expected to come in at 93.5.  The final thing to be on the lookout for
is OPEC's decision on output, as this decision will probably move energy
markets and in a hurry.

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DYNAMIC MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

High oil prices. Rising inflation in key areas like energy. The state of the US
job market. All important issues, of course. But what investors don't hear
mentioned too often is how these issues impact the financial prospects at
America's companies. Besides occasional updates regarding corporate profits,
much of the information pertains to the broader US economy. So for a look at
how some US companies see future revenue outlook in 2005, look at  a survey of
400 firms by the Institute for Supply Management. And despite some gloomy
prognostications from some mainstream financial media, this study is pretty
positive. Of the companies interviewed, exactly half within the services sector
forecast an economic improvement over the first half of 2005, with 52% of
manufacturing firms holding the same belief. More specifically, service sector
firms see revenues increasing 6% over the same period, while manufacturers
project a healthy 8% rise. A large part of that arguably emanates from the fact
that manufacturers only see costs rising by 4.4% this year, down from a hefty
11.2% this year. Regarding employment, manufacturers expect to boost hiring by
just 1.6% next year, while service sector companies forecast a 3.1% hiring
hike. One group who won't have as much spending power is computer
manufacturers. According to research firm IDC, global PC shipments will slow
from 14.5% growth this year to 10% in 2005. The news comes as no surprise to
those who have seen shipment growth decline dramatically recently. For example,
third quarter global PC shipment growth, while not unimpressive at 8%, did
nevertheless tumble from 25% in Q3 2003. The IDC forecast comes a week after a
report from fellow researchers Gartner Inc. said PC sales growth between 2006
and 2008 will average 5.7% per year. This is down sharply from the current rate
of 11.3% from 2003-2005.

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  TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR
  8:30 a.m.: November PPI (last plus 1.7%)
  8:30 a.m.: November PPI, ex-food and energy (last plus 0.3%)
  9:45 a.m.: December Preliminary University of Michigan Sentiment (last
             plus 92.8)



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