1.   Elsewhere in Europe, markets were shut in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Turkey.

2.   Most European markets will be shut tomorrow and Monday.

3.   Savakio said trading would remain muted today as Japanese markets are shut for a national holiday and U.S. banks and some businesses closed for Martin Luther King Day.

4.   The New York Stock Exchange will consider changing rules for shutting the market when stocks tumble, NYSE Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Grasso said.

5.   U.S. financial markets were shut yesterday for Independence Day.

6.   Food shortages could be looming in the capital as stores and markets have been shut for days due to the protests.

7.   Hong Kong markets were shut for Chinese New Year.

8.   In London, markets were shut for a national holiday.

9.   The market was shut down last week by the government in its continued campaign against drug trafficking.

10.   The Hong Kong market was shut on Monday for a national holiday.