1.   And Taiwan, which is about half a day ahead of the United States, said its markets would be shuttered Wednesday.

2.   In Gulbahar, where the market was shuttered, villagers waiting for buses to take them to Kabul denied links to the anti-Taliban alliance.

3.   Japanese markets were shuttered Monday for a national holiday.

4.   Taiwan, which is about half a day ahead of the United States, said its markets would be shuttered Wednesday.

5.   The central market is shuttered.