UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Monday September 30

Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:24am BST
(Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening lower on Monday, with futures off 1 percent by 0619 GMT before the cash market open, on political jitters in both Italy and the United States.

Nikkei drops most in 6 weeks as U.S. political concerns bite

Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:26am BST
TOKYO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average
logged its biggest drop in six weeks on Monday as investors went
into risk-off mode and took profits on recent gainers amid
growing concerns over a possible U.S. government shutdown.

The benchmark Nikkei shed 2.1 percent to 14,455.80,
its biggest one-day fall since Aug. 20. But the index rose 8
percent this month, posting its first monthly gain in five, and
is up 39 percent this year.

The broader Topix dropped 1.9 percent to 1,194.10.
Trading volume was at a three-week low, with 2.70 billion shares
changing hands.

Market participants were also awaiting an announcement by
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the government's economic growth
and tax strategy on Tuesday.

FTSE100 firmly lower as US budget woes spook investors

GBP Net Lending to Individuals m/m 1.6B 1.6B 1.3B

GBP M4 Money Supply m/m 0.7% 0.7% 0.6%

GBP Mortgage Approvals 62K 61K 61K

EUR CPI Flash Estimate y/y 1.1% 1.3% 1.3%

EUR Italian Prelim CPI m/m -0.3% 0.3% 0.4%

FTSE100 firmly lower in midday trade as US open looms

CAD GDP m/m 0.6% 0.6% -0.5%

CAD RMPI m/m 0.9% 3.2% 4.3%

CAD IPPI m/m 0.2% 0.9% 0.3%

FTSE100 ends lower after a day spent firmly in the red