European equities closed lower on Sept 9: Germany’s DAX30 fell 408.73 pts (-1.57%) to 25,584.19; UK’s FTSE 100 slid 142.34 pts (-1.32%) to 10,669.32; France’s CAC 40 dropped 161.31 pts (-1.94%) to 8,156.67; Euro Stoxx 50 declined 100.42 pts (-1.57%) to 6,312.75; Spain’s IBEX 35 fell 305.77 pts (-1.53%) to 19,691.33; Italy’s FTSE MIB eased 307.97 pts (-0.59%) to 51,869.50.

US ADP weekly employment change for week ended Aug 22: +12,000; prior +11,750.

At the morning close, China's main commodity futures were mixed. SC crude oil rose nearly 5%; methanol gained over 4%; propylene climbed more than 3%; benzene was up nearly 3%. Fuel oil, p‑xylene, styrene (EB) and low‑sulfur fuel oil (LU) advanced over 2%. On the downside, palladium and ferrosilicon fell more than 2%; palm oil, soybean oil and red dates declined over 1%; urea and Shanghai gold were down about 1%.