FTSE 100 down after service sector data The FTSE 100 closed down today (05/09/17) at: 7372 after a survey suggested service sector growth had slowed. North Korea’s nuclear test continues to bear heavy on global politics and therefore financial markets.

Asian stocks slip After Fridays small gains Asian stock slip back again. The news of North Korea testing a nuclear device saw Japan’s NIKKEI close down at: 19527 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index also close down at: 27740 Wall Street is closed Monday 4th September for Labor Day!   …