In early afternoon trading on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 93.11 points, 0.98 percent, to 9,455.70. The S&P 500 index lost 1.41 percent, 12.14 points, to 1,016.79. The Nasdaq composite index shed 28.55 points, 1.37 percent, to 2,000.93.
The Shanghai index lost 2.9 percent Friday and another 6.74 percent Monday. Stocks closed lower in most Asian markets Monday. The Nikkei 225 in Japan fell 0.4 percent, down 41.61 points, to 10,492.53.
The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong fell 1.86 percent. The Sensex index in India dropped 1.61 percent.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury gained 12/32 to yield 3.405 percent.
The euro rose to $1.4339 from Friday's $1.4301. Against the yen, the dollar fell to 92.95 yen from Friday's 93.57 yen.
In London, the FTSE 100 index gained 0.81 percent, 39.55 points, to 4,908.90.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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