Asian markets (Thurs)
05:05am BST
Nikkei down 110.76 at 12,740.93
Topix down 10.14 at 1,223.23
Hang Seng down 418.45 at 20,512.81
US markets (Wed)
DJIA up 68.88 at 11,417.43
Nasdaq up 4.72 at 2,389.08
S&P500 up 7.85 at 1,274.54
European markets (Wed)
FTSE100 up 51.41 at 5,371.77
Eurofirst 300 up 5.92 at 1,165.31
Currencies
05.04am BST
€/$ 1.4776 (1.4769)
$/Y 109.59 (109.83)
£/$ 1.8649 (1.8663)
Commodities
Brent Crude (Oct08) up $0.72 at $115.08
Light Crude (Oct08) up $0.81 at $116.37
3M Copper 24HR up $15 at $7,620.00
100 Oz Gold (Dec8) up $4.20 at $820.50
10-year government bond yields (%)
US 3.80 (3.84)
UK 4.54 (4.59)
Germany 4.13 (4.16)
Japan 1.43 (1.44)
Source: FT, Reuters