Good morning traders!

In the US Friday, the Dow rose 77 points to 15,073, the Nasdaq added 34 points at
3,808 and the S&P500 gained 12 points at 1,691.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently down 139 points at 13,885 and the Hang Seng
off 169 points at 22,969.

WTI crude oil traded at $103.84 a barrel and Brent crude at $109.46.

Gold settled at $1,309 an ounce.

Happy Monday!

G.

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UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct. 7

Mon Oct 7, 2013 7:27am BST
Oct 7 (Reuters) - December futures on Britain's FTSE 100 index were down by 0.4 percent in early trade on Monday, pointing to a lower open on the cash market, due to a lack of progress in breaking a political stalemate over the U.S. budget and debt ceiling.

Nikkei slides to one-month low as U.S. standoff takes toll

Mon Oct 7, 2013 7:14am BST
TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average dropped to
a one-month low on Monday as the lack of progress in resolving
the U.S. budget standoff left investors increasingly frustrated,
with U.S.-reliant exporters like Toyota Motor Corp
coming under pressure.

The Nikkei dropped 1.2 percent to 13,853.32 after
falling to as low as 13,841.93, the lowest level since Sept. 6.
The index fell for a fourth day.

The Topix fell 1.4 percent to 1,147.58.

Among exporters with high exposure to the U.S. market,
Toyota fell 1.5 percent, Sony Corp shed 1.8 percent and
Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd dropped 3.3
percent.

FTSE100 records solid losses in midday trade

CAD Building Permits m/m -21.2% -2.4% 20.7%

Greek budget sees end to six-year recession next year

(Reuters) - Greece will emerge from six years of recession next year, a draft budget forecast on Monday, signalling the country is past the worst of a crippling debt crisis that nearly broke Europe's single currency.

Twice bailed-out Athens also confirmed it would post a budget surplus before interest payments this year for the first time in over a decade, and its battered economy won a vote of confidence from billionaire U.S. investor John Paulson.

FTSE100 ends day just modestly lower after a late rally