EQUITIES

Stock index futures dropped sharply on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 2.8 percent, Dow Jones futures down 2.5 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 2.6 percent at 0935 GMT (5:35 a.m. ET), on mounting fears over Japan's nuclear crisis.

World stocks hit 2-1/2 month lows on Tuesday and oil fell and the yen surged after reports of rising radiation near Tokyo triggered a 10 percent fall in Japanese stocks, hurting risky assets across the board.

Japanese stocks plunged 10.6 percent on Tuesday, posting the worst two-day losing streak since 1987, on reports of rising radiation near Tokyo, suggesting any deterioration at a quake-hit nuclear plant could trigger more panic selling led by hedge funds.

Japanese stocks dropped 7 percent to a two-year low and futures prices plunged on Tuesday as the country's prime minister said radiation levels at a stricken nuclear plant had become high, deepening concerns about the economic toll of the disaster.

Japanese stock futures prices plunged 16 percent on Tuesday as the country's prime minister said radiation levels at a stricken nuclear plant had become high, deepening concerns about the disaster and its likely economic toll.

A massive selloff on the Tokyo Stock Exchange wiped out some 23.5 trillion yen ($287 billion) from the market's value on Monday with investors dumping stocks as the country recoiled from a devastating earthquake and struggled to avert nuclear disaster.

U.S. stocks fell 1 percent on Monday as the effects of Japan's earthquake and tsunami sparked caution on Wall Street, which is likely to see more volatility in the near term.

U.S. stocks dropped 1 percent on Monday as the effects of Japan's earthquake and tsunami weighed on sentiment on Wall Street, which is likely to experience a high degree of volatility in the near term.

World stocks fell to a six-week low on Monday, driven by a 7.5 percent fall in Japanese stocks, while oil tumbled as concerns grew about the economic damage from Japan's earthquake and tsunami.

Stock index futures fell on Monday as investors worried about the impact of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday as investors worried about the impact of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.5 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.7 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 1.1 percent at 0912 GMT (5:12 a.m. ET), as investors fretted about the impact of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Stock index futures fell on Sunday as investors reacted to the worsening situation in Japan.

Shares in Asian companies tumbled on Monday after the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan that likely killed more than 10,000 people.

Japan's equity futures fell 6 percent on Monday as investors took stock of the economic damage from the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country's northeastern region.

The devastation in Japan is set to worsen the negative short-term sentiment gripping a vulnerable U.S. stock market, with companies exposed to Japan and the nuclear energy sector likely to take the biggest hits.

It may be too close for comfort for stock investors.

A massive Japanese earthquake may have less of an impact on insurers than first feared, analysts said on Friday, although their reassuring estimates only partially calmed nervous investors.

Stocks closed the week on a high note on Friday, on relief that unrest did not engulf top oil producer Saudi Arabia, calming some investors who worried the market was entering a near-term slide.

Big jumps in U.S. oil refining shares on Friday in reaction to Japan's massive earthquake could soon reverse as traders digest the impact of the disaster

The trading pattern of the prices of stocks and crude oil looks worryingly like it did just before the last recession.

Stocks edged lower on Friday after a massive earthquake hit Japan and a disappointing reading on consumer sentiment.

Stocks were poised for a lower open on Friday after a massive earthquake hit Japan and accelerating inflation in China unnerved investors.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday after a massive earthquake hit Japan and accelerating inflation in China rattled investors.

Global stocks fell to their lowest in nearly six weeks on Friday and government bonds rose as a huge earthquake in Japan and expectations Portugal will have to seek financial aid prompted a sell-off in risky assets.

Asian shares dropped after a massive earthquake hit Japan, violently shaking the capital Tokyo, darkening an already bleak mood caused by weak economic data and unrest in Saudi Arabia.

Asian shares dropped after a massive earthquake hit Japan, including the capital Tokyo, darkening an already bleak mood caused by weak economic data and unrest in Saudi Arabia.

A British man pleaded guilty on Thursday to committing mail and wire fraud in an investment scam selling worthless stocks of dormant and sham U.S. companies that bilked investors of more than $40 million.

Fears about the economy and unrest in Saudi Arabia darkened the outlook for equities on Thursday, pushing major indexes below key technical levels.