Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow slipped 137 points to 14,996, the Nasdaq fell 41 points
to 3,774 and the S&P500 lost 15 points at 1,679.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently down 73 points at 14,084 and the Hang Seng
off 114 points at 23,100.

WTI crude oil traded at $103.31 a barrel abd Brent crude at $109.

Gold settled at $1,317 an ounce.

Happy Friday!

G.

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Nikkei slips to 1-mth low on US worries, posts 1st weekly fall since Aug

Fri Oct 4, 2013 7:19am BST
TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell to a
one-month low on Friday as a lack of progress in the U.S. budget
standoff raised concerns that partisan politics in Washington
could lead to a full-blown crisis in the world's biggest
economy.

The benchmark Nikkei shed 0.9 percent at 14,024.31,
its lowest closing since Sept. 6. On the week, the index fell 5
percent, marking its first weekly loss in five but is still up
35 percent this year.

The broader Topix dropped 0.9 percent to 1,163.82 in
light trade, with 2.37 billion shares changing hands.

Investors largely shrugged off the Bank of Japan's widely
expected decision to keep monetary policy unchanged.

FTSE100 modestly lower in early deals as miners slide

UK car sales surge 12.1 percent year-on-year in key month of September - SMMT


(Reuters) - New car sales in Britain soared 12.1 percent on the year in September to the highest number in more than five years, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said on Friday.

September is a key month for the auto industry as it marks a twice-yearly change in registration plates.

New car registrations rose to 403,136 units - the highest level since March 2008.

FTSE100 turns modestly higher in optimistic midday trade

CAD Ivey PMI 51.9 52.6 51.0

End-of-day Market Overview

Have a good weekend all!

G.