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Europe
| FTSE 100 4135 |  | -54.84 | (-1.31%) |
| CAC 40 2962 | | -35.64 | (-1.19%) |
| DAX 30 4367 | | -46.75 | (-1.06%) |
Asia at 9 30 AM
| Nikkei 225 7670 | | -80.37 | (-1.04%) |
| Hang Seng 13058 | | -397.61 | (-2.93%) |
SGX Nifty 2797 -31 pts
Commodities
| Light Crude (NYM) | 37.51 | (+3.53) |
| Gold (CMX) | 942.20 | (-7.00) |
News Today
*Japan is grappling with its worst economic crisis since the end of World War II, the nation's economic and fiscal policy minister says.
* The Bank of Japan's policy board will meet this week under pressure to come up with creative answers to the nation's deepening economic gloom.
*Interim budget turned out to be a non-event, Industry and stock market gave thumbs down to the budget.
* United Kingdom's economy will only get worse in 2009, the Confederation of British Industry said on Monday.
* Euro Falls to 10-Week Low on Concern Europe's Financial Turmoil to Worse.
