Nov 2, 2011 - Morning Financial Market Update

Markets
_____________Close_______Change______% Change
DJIA ..................11657.96...............-297.05.................-2.48%
Nasdaq...............2606.96.................-77.45..................-2.89%
S&P 500.............1218.28..................-35.02..................-2.79%
Global Dow........1831.88...................+6.81..................+0.37%
FTSE 100...........5423.81...................+2.24..................+0.04%
Nikkei Average..8640.42................-195.10..................-2.21%

Currency
________________________________Close________Change____Percentage Change
Euro (EUR/USD)............................................1.3811................+0.0111............................+0.810%
Japanese Yen (USD/JPY)..........................78.0700 ................-0.3100..............................-0.396%
U.K. Pound (GBP/USD).................................1.6035...............+0.0087..............................+0.546%

10-Year Note..........................2.0470..........................

News_______________________________________________________________

EU Leaders Will Tell Papandreou No Alternative to Cuts

Fed Lays Ground for More Large-Scale Asset Purchases

U.S. Futures Rise, Commodities Climb Before Fed

Fatty Foods as Addictive as Cocaine in Studies

Sony Forecasts $1.2B Loss on Yen, TV Woes

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