A.M. MARKET UPDATE 06.15.09

NIKKEI POSTS SLIGHT LOSS;
WAITS U.S. DATA THIS WEEK
REUTERS: Nikkei stock average edged down 0.5 percent on Monday . . . Market analysts said shares were taking a breather after closing above 10,000 on Friday for the first time in eight months, with investors focused on U.S. indicators due out later this week. . . . READ MORE

EUROPEAN MARKETS DOWN
WALL STREET JOURNAL: European stocks headed lower Monday, hit by selling in the heavyweight commodity stocks as investors cash in profits in the oil and mining sectors . . . At 0805 GMT, the pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 1.6% at 210.83. London's FTSE 100 index was off 1.8% to 4358.32, Frankfurt's DAX index fell 2.0% to 4965.38, and the CAC-40 index in Paris was down 1.9% at 3262.24. . . . READ MORE

SIGNS POINT TO STOCK FALL
CNN/MONEY: U.S. stocks were set to fall sharply Monday as a stronger dollar took momentum out of the commodities rally and investors paused for breath after the recent run on Wall Street.
At 4:45 a.m. ET, Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were lower. . . .READ MORE