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European Markets

In London FTSE 100 Index closed lower 82.70 or 1.37% to 5,942.90, in Paris CAC 40 Index decreased 25.43 or 0.48% to close at 5,225.39 and in Frankfurt DAX index declined 94.81 or 1.25% to close at 7,471.57. In Zurich trading SMI fell 126.40 or 1.59% to close at 7,847.52.

North American Markets indexes

Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 34.95 or 0.28% to a close of 12,501.11, S&P 500 closed down 7.75 or 0.56% to 1,373.20, and Nasdaq Composite Index traded down 23.00 or 0.95% to a close of 2,394.59.

In Toronto TSX Composite closed down 220.14 or 1.65% to close at 13,096.64.

Of the 30 stocks in Dow Jones Industrial Average, 17 closed higher, 13 closed lower, and none was unchanged.

Intel led the decliners in the index with a fall of 12% followed by losses in Microsoft of 3%, in Exxon Mobil of 1.9%, and in Citigroup of 1.4%.

JP Morgan Chase led the gainers in the index with a rise of 8.4% followed by increases in Home Depot of 5.5%, in American Express of 3.6%, in General Motors of 3.6%, and in Boeing of 3.54%.

Of the stocks in S&P 500, 333 closed higher, 163 fell, and 4 were unchanged.

One hundred thirty five stocks fell more than 3% and thirty stocks rose more than 3%.

Ambac Financial led the decliners in the index with a plunge of 34% followed by losses in MBIA of 13.3%, in Nvidia of 11%, in Intercontinental Exchange of 7.4%, and in Allegheny Tech of 7.2%.

CIT Group led the gainers in the index with a rise of 9.05% followed by gains in AMD of 9%, in Mattel of 8.9%, and in Pulte Homes of 8.8%.


South American Markets Indexes

In Latin Markets Peru led the decliners in the region with a loss of 5.36% followed by decreases in Colombia of 2.22%, in Mexico of 2.06%, in Venezuela of 2.01%, in Brazil of 1.9%, and in Chile of 2.62%.

Asian Markets


In Tokyo Nikkei 225 Index closed lower 468.12 or 3.35% to 13,504.51, in Hong Kong Hang Seng index decreased 1386.93 or 5.37% closed to 24,450.85, in Australia ASX 200 index lower 150.30 or 2.52% to close 5,809.70.

In South Korea Kospi Index decreased 41.98 or 2.40% to close at 1,704.97, in Thailand SET index closed lower 5.99 or 0.77% to 773.80, and Indonesia JSE Index edged decreased 137.72 or 5.04% to 2,592.31. Sensex index in India decreased 382.98 or 1.89% to 19,868.11.