1.  Stocks also fell amid concern that government statistics due to be released next Thursday will show a slowdown in economic growth, Berry said.

2.  The statistics due for release tomorrow spell out which states are winners and which are losers in terms of the number of seats they have in the House.

3.  If the federal government remains partially closed, some economic statistics due out next week may not be released.

4.  But caution ahead of British general elections on Thursday and a clutch of key US statistics due out later in the week limited gains.

5.  Dealers in London were also waiting for several British economic statistics due out on Wednesday, notably on inflation, unemployment and retail sales.

6.  The other currencies were little changed as dealers waited for a batch of US statistics due out later in the week.

7.  Markets are now awaiting US employment statistics due on Friday.

8.  The figures will take into account orders and industrial production in November and statistics due out later this week.