(index / closing price / change items /% change)

Nikkei 225 17,412.58 -400.80 -2.25%

Hang Seng 23,524.52 +38.69 +0.16%

Shanghai Composite 2,940.88 +84.61 +2.96%

FTSE 100 6,500.04 -29.43 -0.45%

CAC 40 4,227.91 -36.03 -0.84%

Xetra DAX 9,799.73 +6.02 +0.06%

S&P 500 2,026.14 -33.68 -1.64%

NASDAQ Composite 4,684.03 -82.44 -1.73%

Dow Jones 17,533.15 -268.05 -1.51%

Most stock indices closed lower on falling oil prices. Oil prices hit new five-year lows after the OPEC revised down its forecast for global crude demand growth next year.

Industrial production in France declined 0.8% in October, missing expectations for a 0.2% gain, after the flat reading in September.

On a yearly basis, French industrial production dropped 1.0% in October, after a 0.3% decline in September.

Final non-farm payrolls in France decreased 0.3% in the third quarter, missing forecasts of a 0.2% decline, after the flat reading in the second quarter. The second quarter's figure was revised up from a 0.2 fall.

The U.K. trade deficit fell to £9.6 billion in October from £10. 5 billion in September, missing expectations for a deficit of £9.5 billion. September's figure was revised down from a deficit of £9.8 billion.

Indexes on the close:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,500.04 -29.43 -0.45%

DAX 9,799.73 +6.02 +0.06%

CAC 40 4,227.91 -36.03 -0.84%

U.S. stock-index futures fell as energy shares slumped after OPEC cut its forecast on 2015 demand for crude.

Global markets:

Nikkei 17,412.58 -400.80 -2.25%

Hang Seng 23,524.52 +38.69 +0.16%

Shanghai Composite 2,940.88 +84.61 +2.96%

FTSE 6,532.89 +3.42 +0.05%

CAC 4,276.18 +12.24 +0.29%

DAX 9,864.51 +70.80 +0.72%

Crude oil $62.59 (-1.94%)

Gold $1229.10 (-0.24%)

(company / ticker / price / change, % / volume)

Upgrades:

Downgrades:

Walt Disney (DIS) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Topeka Capital Markets, target remains $97

Goldman Sachs (GS) downgraded to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna, target lowered to $200 from $218

Other:

European indices are modestly rebounding after yesterday's losses fuelled by political turmoil in Greece and Chinese government decision to set new restrictions on collateral for short-term loans. Markets are worried about political uncertainty in Greece as it could cause the ECB to postpone further stimulus measures. The FTSE 100 index added +0.13% quoted at 6,537.81 points. France's CAC 40 gained +0.37% trading at 4,279.66 and Germany's DAX 30 rose +0.64 trading at 9,856.14 points.

European Stocks. First hour: European indices recover

European indices recouped yesterday's losses caused by political concerns in Greece - Greek sahres posted the biggest drop in 27 years. Markets were under pressure after the after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced bringing forward a parliamentary vote on a new head of state on December 17th. Markets were further weighed down by China's decision to set new restrictions on collateral for short-term loans The FTSE 100 index is currently trading +0.49% quoted at 6,561.23 points, Germany's DAX 30 jumped+1% at 9,892.02 and France's CAC 40 added +0.86%, currently trading at 4,300.58 points. France's Industrial production declined -0.8% in October. Analysts predicted a gain of 0.2%. Non-Farm Payrolls declined by -0.3% compared to a -0.2% forecast.

U.S. markets closed lower on Tuesday. The DOW JONES lost -0.29% closing at 17,801.20 points while the S&P 500 declined -0.02 with a final quote of 2,059.82 points ending nearly flat after early session losses.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng is trading +0.24% at 23,543.12. China's Shanghai Composite closed at 2,940.88 points, a gain of +2.96% after yesterday's decline of 5.4%. Chinese shares were trading higher after Chinese producer prices declined more-than-expected by -2.7% and consumer inflation slowed to 1.4% versus forecasts of 1.6%. Investors expect further stimulus from the PBoC after data fell short of estimates.

Japan's Nikkei slumped -2.25% closing at 17,412.58 as a strong rebound in the Japanese yen driven by investors looking for safe-haven assets weighed on exporters shares. Japan's BSI Manufacturing Index declined to 8.1 falling short of expectations. Analysts predicted an increase to 13.1 from a previous reading of 12.7.

(index / closing price / change items /% change)

Nikkei 225 17,813.38 -122.26 -0.68%

Hang Seng 23,485.83 -561.84 -2.34%

Shanghai Composite 2,859.92 -160.34 -5.31%

FTSE 100 6,529.47 -142.68 -2.14%

CAC 40 4,263.94 -111.54 -2.55%

Xetra DAX 9,793.71 -221.28 -2.21%

S&P 500 2,059.82 -0.49 -0.02%

NASDAQ Composite 4,766.47 +25.77 +0.54%

Dow Jones 17,801.2 -51.28 -0.29%