| Dow 8271 |  | -9.72 | (-0.12%) |
| Nasdaq 1592 | | -0.15 | (-0.01%) |
| S&P 870 |  | +1.29 | (+0.15%) |
Europe
| FTSE 100 4308 | | +15.74 | (+0.37%) |
| CAC 40 3135 | | +12.08 | (+0.39%) |
| DAX 30 4667 | | +22.19 | (+0.48%) |
Asia at 9 30 AM
| Nikkei 225 7977 | | +7.58 | (+0.10%) |
| Hang Seng 13822 | | +52.51 | (+0.38%) |
SGX Nifty 2909 -8 pts
Commodities
| Light Crude (NYM) | 39.56 | (-0.61) |
| Gold (CMX) | 892.80 | (-21.50) |
News Today
* U.S. President Barack Obama used his first prime-time news conference to push the American Congress to approve his administration's economic stimulus plan.
* China's Deflationary pressures mount as wholesale inflation drops 3.3% in January, following 1.1% decline in December.
* India projects its FY 09 Growth at 7.1%.
* More than 1,000 US banks may fail during the next three to five years as the recession intensifies and loan losses climb, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets estimated.
*Re rises to 3-week high at 48.57.
