| Dow 7466 |  | -89.68 | (-1.19%) |
| Nasdaq 1443 | | -25.15 | (-1.71%) |
| S&P 779 | | -9.48 | (-1.20%) |
Europe
| FTSE 100 4018 |  | +11.54 | (+0.29%) |
| CAC 40 2873 | | -1.47 | (-0.05%) |
| DAX 30 4215 | | +10.25 | (+0.24%) |
Asia at 9 30 AM
| Nikkei 225 7463 | | -94.87 | (-1.26%) |
| Hang Seng 12747 | | -276.53 | (-2.12%) |
SGX Nifty 2745 - 46 pts
Commodities
| Light Crude (NYM) | 39.48 | (+4.86) |
| Gold (CMX) | 976.50 | (-1.70) |
News Today
* DOW closes below 7500, Financial stocks push blue-chip index to lowest close since Oct. 9, 2002.
* Government files suit seeking identities of 52,000 UBS clients in the U.S. who allegedly hid their accounts in violation of tax laws.
* Rising U.S. savings indicates an economic recovery is under way, forecasters say.
* Deflation threat looms : The US government will report its key inflation index Friday morning, the Consumer Price Index, and economists believe the report is likely to show the first year-over-year drop in prices since 1955.
* Satyam's CEO AS Murty shot of a letter to employees asking for their 'personal sacrifices and help' to reduce operational expenses.
* RBI staff go on strike today, banking services to be paralyzed.
