Asian markets (Fri)
05:15am BST
Nikkei up 16.51 at 12,119.01
Topix up 1.74 at 1,164.46
Hang Seng down 39.75 at 19,348.97
US markets (Thurs)
DJIA up 164.79 at 11,433.71
Nasdaq up 29.52 at 2,258.22
S&P500 up 17.01 at 1,249.05
European markets (Thurs)
FTSE100 down 47.86 at 5,318.36
Eurofirst 300 down 7.52 at 1,140.71
Currencies
05.14am BST
€/$ 1.4002 (1.3957)
$/Y 107.12 (107.41)
£/$ 1.7582 (1.7502)
Commodities
Brent Crude (Oct08) up $0.42 at $98.05
Light Crude (Oct08) up $0.43 at $101.30
3M Copper 24HR down $12.00 at $6,943.00
100 Oz Gold (Dec8) up $9.60 at $755.10
10-year government bond yields (%)
US 3.62 (3.62)
UK 4.44 (4.45)
Germany 4.08 (4.07)
Japan 1.53 (1.51)
Sources: FT, Reuters