Asian markets (Thurs)
05:22am BST
Nikkei down 97.48 at 12,592.11
Topix down 11.19 at 1,209.36
Hang Seng down 182.67 at 20,402.39
US markets (Wed)
DJIA up 15.96 at 11,532.88
Nasdaq down 15.51 at 2,333.73
S&P500 down 2.60 at 1,274.98
European markets (Wed)
FTSE100 down 121.02 at 5,499.68
Eurofirst 300 down 18.30 at 1,181.90
Currencies
05.19am BST
€/$ 1.4511 (1.4442)
$/Y 107.98 (108.79)
£/$ 1.7746 (1.7721)
Commodities
Brent Crude (Oct08) up $0.27 at $108.33
Light Crude (Oct08) up $0.05 at $109.40
3M Copper 24HR down $20 at $7,340.00
100 Oz Gold (Dec8) down $0.20 at $808.00
10-year government bond yields (%)
US 3.71 (3.75)
UK 4.49 (4.45)
Germany 4.14 (4.14)
Japan 1.51 (1.45)
Sources: FT, Reuters
