Europe down: FTSE -1.8%, DAX -1.5%, Dow -0.5%, S&P -0.4%; US on track for fourth down week in a row.

Europe up, US close to flat: FTSE -0.3, DAX +0.5, Dow -0.2%, S&P +0.2%, NASDAQ +0.5%.

Europe steady and US down: FTSE +0.3, DAX -0.6, DOW and S&P both -1.0%, NASDAQ -1.25%.

FTSE +0.2, DOW and S&P both +1.0% and NASDAQ +1.2%; oil prices at a six-month high.

FTSE +0.6%, DAX +0.9%, Dow -1.1%, S&P -0.9%; US market down three weeks in a row.

FTSE -1.0%, DAX -1.1%, Dow and S&P flat; Aus futures index suggests a small drop at opening.

Down night: DAX -0.7%, FTSE +0.1, DOW -1.2%, S&P and NASDAQ both -1.0%.

No driver for local markets: Dow +0.05%, NASDAQ -0.8%, S&P -0.2%, FTSE +0.3%, DAX +0.2%

Positive night: FTSE and Dax +0.7%, Dow, S&P and Nasdaq all +1.3%; oil prices up.

Dow -0.2%, S&P +0.1%, NASDAQ was the best performer +0.3% - helped by a biotech rally.