TUESDAY 10/9/18; NIKK (Japan) Loses -1.3%; Topix Collapses -1.8%; IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast; US 2-10 Yield Spread Widens Above 37 Bips; UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Resigns; TRAN (Dow Jones Transports) Loses -1.9%; HELE

Aussie and Asia markets begin trading lower. South Korea markets are closed today but Japan is open after the long weekend. NIKK -0.9%. Topix -1.1%. AX 200 -0.7%. NZX -0.9%. It is a soggy start to trading in the Pacific theater. The Australian Banking Index drops -1%. Commonwealth Bank -1%.

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