Forex Blog by Greg Secker

The DOW pushed higher at the open but turned during the session to end the down 146 and closing below the 12000 level. The S&P ended the day down 10 points and the NASDAQ fell to the 2200 level closing the session down 8 points. The FTSE, writes Greg, 100 gapped down at the open and traded sideways for most of the morning before putting in a rally as the US markets opened but still closed the session down 66 points. Futures – the DOW is called down 40 points, FTSE is called down 45 points. Oil is trading at £105.23 a barrel and gold is trading at $977.70.