Asian markets (Mon)
05:10am BST
Nikkei up 403.35 at 12,615.58
Topix up 43.14 at 1,213.98
Hang Seng up 755.76 at 20,689.04
US markets (Fri)
DJIA up 32.73 at 11,220.96
Nasdaq down 3.16 at 2,255.88
S&P500 up 5.48 at 1,242.88
European markets (Fri)
FTSE100 down 121.38 at 5,240.68
Eurofirst 300 down 25.82 at 1,125.48
Currencies
05.09am BST
€/$ 1.4402 (1.4270)
$/Y 108.82 (106.73)
£/$ 1.7945 (1.7575)
Commodities
Brent Crude (Oct08) up $2.50 at $106.68
Light Crude (Oct08) up $2.46 at $108.69
3M Copper 24HR down $280 at $6,980.00
100 Oz Gold (Dec8) up $15.80 at $818.60
10-year government bond yields (%)
US 3.83 (3.60)
UK 4.38 (4.45)
Germany 4.03 (4.05)
Japan 1.55 (1.45)
Sources: FT, Reuters