Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow fell 137 points to 14,936, the Nasdaq shed 38 points at
3,770 and the S&P500 lost 15 points at 1,676.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently up 10 points at 13,863 and the Hang Seng
ahead 223 points at 23,197.

WTI crude oil traded at $103.03 a barrel and Brent crude at $109.68.

Gold settled at $1,324 an ounce.

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The beginning of the future?


Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab

"The BBC understands that during an experiment in late September, the amount of energy released through the fusion reaction exceeded the amount of energy being absorbed by the fuel - the first time this had been achieved at any fusion facility in the world."

European Factors to Watch-Shares set to extend losses

Tue Oct 8, 2013 6:32am BST
PARIS, Oct 8 (Reuters) - European stocks are seen falling on Tuesday, losing
ground for the fourth time in five sessions as investors continued to move to
the sidelines, rattled by the lack of significant progress in resolving the U.S.
budget standoff.

Financial spread betters expect Britain's FTSE 100 to open 11 to 24
points lower, or down 0.4 percent, Germany's DAX to open 20 to 27
points lower, or down 0.3 percent, and France's CAC 40 to open 17 to 20
points lower, or down 0.5 percent.

As the U.S. government shutdown entered a second week, investors worry that
Republicans and Democrats won't reach an agreement on the budget as well as on
the debt ceiling ahead of the Oct. 17 deadline, which could result in a U.S.
debt default.

"With such huge uncertainties in the market at the moment, no one has the
confidence or nerve to place any sizable positions," Capital Spreads trader
Jonathan Sudaria said in a note.

"The bulls are cautious of a prolonged stalemate and the bears are fearful
of any surprise deal being done so the only trading of note is by those taking
profits after the September run up."

Nikkei snaps 4-day losing streak; U.S. worries still a drag


Tue Oct 8, 2013 7:12am BST
TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average
notched its first rise in five sessions on Tuesday, tracking
gains in other Asian markets, but a lack of progress in ending
the U.S. government shutdown and the debt-ceiling standoff kept
investors on edge.

The benchmark Nikkei closed up 0.3 percent at
13,894.61, rebounding from a five-week low of 13,748.94 hit
earlier in the session.

The broader Topix added 0.2 percent to 1,150.13 in
relatively thin trade, with 2.64 billion shares changing hands.

CHF CPI m/m 0.3% 0.2% -0.1%

CHF Retail Sales y/y 2.4% 1.7% 0.6%

Opening Market Overview

German Factory Orders m/m -0.3% 1.2% -2.7%

Midday Market Overview

Ex-dividends to knock 3.72 points off the FTSE100 tomorrow

End-of-day Market Overview