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Stock index futures signal lower Wall Street open

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NEW YORK - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P; 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 0.2 to 0.5 percent.

European shares fall on Greek uncertainty

LONDON - European shares fell back from a six-month high early on Monday, with investors worried about whether Greece can avoid a messy default as its politicians struggled to agree austerity measures needed to secure a bailout package.

3:40am EST

Gold slips as Greek bailout talks hurt euro, stocks

LONDON - Gold prices slipped in Europe on Monday, extending the previous session's 2 percent price drop, as concerns over the progress of talks on a Greek bailout weighed on the euro and on assets seen as higher risk such as stocks and commodities.

5:38am EST

Euro, shares lower ahead of Greek high noon

LONDON - The euro and European shares retreated on Monday on nerves Greek would fail to come up with the political commitments needed to avoid a potential sovereign debt default, taking the shine off a U.S. jobs report that had brightened the global economic outlook.

3:34am EST

Greek uncertainty pushes down euro as deadline nears

LONDON - The euro fell broadly on Monday on investor concern that Greek coalition parties had yet to sign off on the terms of a new bailout with a deadline imminent, keeping alive the risk of a messy default which could rock the currency bloc.

4:15am EST

Oil dips below $114; Greek debt, Iran in focus

LONDON - Oil slipped under $114 a barrel on Monday as traders and investors worried that a failure to agree a deal with Greece for a second bailout would suppress demand in the eurozone, but renewed tensions with Iran kept a floor under prices.

5:17am EST
World Markets

Britain's FTSE dips as Greek deal goes to the wire

* Glencore falls on talk of higher premium for Xtrata deal

Stocks, Financials 5:08am EST

Europe shares fall as Greece bailout deadline looms

LONDON, Feb 6 - European shares fell back from a six-month high on Monday, with investors worried about whether Greece can avoid a messy default as its politicians struggle to agree austerity measures needed to secure a bailout package.

Nikkei closes at 3-month high on U.S. jobs data

* Nikkei rises to highest level since late October * Nikon ends near 21-mth peak after revising up f'casts * Panasonic surges 6 pct, all bad news seen out * Tokyo Electron sheds 8 pct after cutting orders outlook By Mari Saito and Dominic Lau TOKYO, Feb 6 - The Nikkei average closed at a three-month high on Monday, shrugging off a disappointing earnings season for Japanese firms as robust jobs data boosted confidence in an economic recovery in the United States.

Hong Kong shares break winning streak, China flat

* Early gains reversed after indexes meet stiff resistance

4:13am EST

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