Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow fell 102 points to 16,844, the Nasdaq shed 6 points at
4,332 and the S&P 500 lost 7 points at 1,944.

In Asia today the Nikkei was recently down 124 points at 14,946 and the Hang Seng
off 31 points at 23,226.

WTI crude oil traded at $104.40 a barrel and Brent at $109.95.

Gold traded at $1,260 an ounce.

Good hunting!

G.

Opening Market Overview

Midday Report

USD Core Retail Sales m/m 0.1% 0.4% 0.0%

USD Retail Sales m/m 0.3% 0.5% 0.1%

USD Unemployment Claims 317K 306K 312K

USD Import Prices m/m 0.1% 0.2% -0.4%