NIKKEI 225	AUSTRALIA ASX200	HANG SENG	SHANGHAI COMPOSITE

KOSPI	SENSEX
NYMEX CRUDE	GOLD	VIX

Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow plunged 101 points to 10,282, the Nasdaq fell 29
points at 2,213 and the S&P500 lost 13 points at 1,095.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was last down 169.74 points at 10,182.36, while the
Hang Seng ended the morning off 182.02 points at 20,440.98.

Crude oil traded at $79.27 a barrel on Nymex.

Gold settled at $1,106 an ounce.

Happy trading!

G.

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