Spread Betting Markets Snapshot

• FTSE 100 dipped 0.5% or 26.4 points to settle at 5,410.4.
• FTSEurofirst 300 index slipped 0.4% to 962.1.
• DJIA climbed 1.6% or 180.1 points to close at 11,577.0. NASDAQ rallied 1.6% or 42.5 points to settle at 2,657.4. S&P 500 gained 2.0% or 24.5 points to end at 1,225.4.
• Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.6% higher, at 8,796.7.
• In Asia, crude oil for November delivery is trading 26 cents lower at $88.08 per barrel.
• At 0400 BST today, the GBP is trading 0.2% higher against the USD at $1.5734, 0.1% down against the EUR at €1.1419 and 0.1% higher against the JPY at ¥120.68.
• For more on trading stock market indices see spread betting on indices.

UK Spread Betting Trading News

• UK markets extended losses yesterday, led by mining and banking sector stocks, after data showed that China's economy in the third quarter, grew at the slowest pace since 2009.
• Among mining stocks, Rio Tinto skidded 4.3%, and emerged as the top laggard on the FTSE 100 index, amid worries over faltering global growth.
• Xstrata fell 1.3% after a mixed production update, while Randgold Resources retreated 1.8%, as gold prices lost ground.
• Among banking stocks, Royal Bank of Scotland fell 1.4%, after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock to “Underweight”.
• Standard Chartered retreated 2.5%, after Singapore's investment company, Temasek Holdings, sold $513 million of exchangeable bonds.
• Retailer, Burberry Group declined 1.4%, as shares spread betting investors fretted over slowdown in sales in its key Chinese market.
• FTSE 100 dipped 0.5% to 5,410.4, while FTSE 250 slipped 0.7% to close at 10,178.9.
• Miners, Rio Tinto and Vedanta Resource lost 4.3% and 3.5% respectively, as copper for December delivery fell 0.5% to $3.36 per pound.
• Standard Chartered declined 2.7%, after Singapore’s Temasek Holdings sold $513 million of exchangeable bonds.
• Lonmin dropped 2.7%, as platinum for January delivery fell 0.7% to $1,540.70 per ounce.
• Oil producers, Tullow Oil and BP advanced 2.6% and 1.3% respectively, as crude oil for November delivery rose 2.3%, to $88.34 per barrel.
• Rolls-Royce Holdings gained 1.6%, after Morgan Stanley included the stock in its list of companies with long-term sustainable competitive advantages.
• British Sky Broadcasting Group added 1.6%, ahead of its first-quarter earnings report.
• For more on trading UK shares see spread betting on UK shares.

Forex Spread Betting Markets

• At 0400 BST today, the GBP is trading 0.2% higher against the USD at $1.5734, 0.1% down against the EUR at €1.1419 and 0.1% higher against the JPY at ¥120.68.
• The EUR is trading 0.4% higher against the USD at $1.3781.
• The EUR is trading 0.2% higher against the JPY at ¥105.69, as most Asian equity markets traded higher, increasing the demand for high yielding assets.
• The WON is trading higher against the USD, amid speculation that a currency swap with Japan would be expanded.
• The AUD advanced against the JPY amid concern that Europe’s leaders would not be able to deliver a resolution to contain the region’s debt crisis.
• Yesterday, the GBP ended lower against the USD and JPY, as a rise in UK inflation damped prospects that the Bank of England would temper its bond-buying program after it was revived this month.
• The EUR ended lower against the USD, after Moody’s Investors Service cut Spain’s government bond ratings to “A1” from “Aa2”, reigniting concerns over Eurozone debt crisis.
• The CAD ended higher against all major currencies, as US equity markets and crude oil traded higher, increasing the demand for high yielding assets.
• For more on trading the forex markets see forex spread betting.

Commodities Spread Betting Markets

• Gold for immediate delivery is trading 0.3% higher today, at $1,662.4565 per ounce.
• Gold prices for December delivery declined 1.4% or $23.80 to $1,652.80 per ounce yesterday, as the dollar appreciated against the major currencies, decreasing the demand for the precious metal as a hedge against inflation.
• In Asia, crude oil for November delivery is trading 26 cents lower at $88.08 per barrel.
• Yesterday, crude oil for November delivery closed 2.3% or $1.96 higher at $88.34 per barrel, amid hopes that economic growth would stabilize, after US equity markets closed higher. However, crude oil prices fell earlier in the session, after a report showed that Chinese economy in the third quarter grew at the slowest pace since 2009.
• For more on commodities trading see commodities spread betting.