 Early today, September Dow Jones futures are down 72 points. European markets are higher with the spot futures of London's FTSE 100 trading up 0.59%. Spot futures of Germany's DAX trading up 0.09%. And the spot futures of France's CAC 40 index up 0.55%. Asian markets are mixed with Japan's Nikkei 225 index down 2.36%. And China's Shanghai Composite Index is up 0.48%.