US financial markets will remain closed tomorrow following today's apparent terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
"The US markets, after further consultation with the SEC, will announce tomorrow when the US equities markets will reopen," a New York Stock Exchange spokesman added.
The euro and the price of oil rose sharply following today's attacks but European stocks markets plunged. The euro rose to 0.9127 dollars from 0.8975 dollars before the crashes.
In London the price of oil jumped by over $3. A barrel of Brent quality North Sea oil was being quoted at $31.05 from $27.26 before the crash - its highest level since December.
"Oil stocks are going through the roof because people are worried about shortages. This is absolutely the last thing we needed at the moment," said one European analyst. "The implications of this are just scary. It looks like an act of war against the US."
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