EUR German Retail Sales m/m -1.4% 0.5% -0.8%

GBP Nationwide HPI m/m 0.6% 0.6% 0.9%

Nikkei sags on futures-led selling, ends week and month lower

Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:22am BST
TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average
slipped on Friday on futures-led selling as speculative
investors squared positions ahead of the weekend amid
uncertainty over possible military action against Syria and
ended both the week and the month lower.

The benchmark Nikkei shed 0.5 percent to 13,388.86,
and the broader Topix dropped 0.9 percent to 1,106.05.

For the week, the Nikkei lost 2 percent and posted its first
weekly fall in three weeks. The index also slid 2 percent in
August, declining for a fourth month in a row.

FTSE100 slightly lower early on as Syria concerns remain

Italian Quarterly Unemployment Rate 12.1% 12.1% 11.9%

Italian Monthly Unemployment Rate 12.0% 12.2% 12.1%

GBP Net Lending to Individuals m/m 1.3B 1.7B 1.5B

GBP M4 Money Supply m/m 0.6% 0.4% 0.1%

GBP Mortgage Approvals 61K 59K 58K

EUR CPI Flash Estimate y/y 1.3% 1.4% 1.6%

EUR Unemployment Rate 12.1% 12.1% 12.1%

EUR Italian Prelim CPI m/m 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%

FTSE100 modestly lower at midday on Syria concerns

Chicago PMI 53.0 53.2 52.3

USD Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment 82.1 81.2 80.0

FTSE100 ends session firmly lower as Syria worries persist

Have a great weekend all! See you Monday....

G.