Oil and metals are also lower on back of decline in commodity prices,
with ConnocoPhillips lower ahead of earnings report today. Also due to
report in US is Amazon.com, AT&T, Boeing Company, McDonald's, Merck
& Co,Northern Trust, Philip Morris International, Travelers
Companies and Wachovia amongst the biggest names to report. CAC-40 is
down 107pts (-3.06%), Xetra-DAX is down 162pts (-3.37%) and FTSE-100 is
down 132pts (-3.11%).