Global Market Overview 7:15pm

Growth and budget fears contain bulls

Dax at five-year high as investors prepare for US jobs data

EQUITIES 5:07pm

Agencies warn on Europe company outlook

Moody’s and S&P forecast downgrades in 2013

EQUITIES 6:33pm

Apple rises in volatile trading after dip

Shares rebound amid heavy volume

COMMODITIES 6:53pm

US to adopt Brent as oil reference price

EIA to switch from WTI in its annual energy outlook

EQUITIES 7:33pm

Weir Group drops on Caterpillar move

FTSE 100 edges to a seven-week high

CAPITAL MARKETS 9:59am

Japanese bond futures hit record high

Stimulus hopes boost 10-year bond futures for December