*S&P 500 CLOSES DOWN 0.6%, NASDAQ DOWN 0.7%

*US CRUDE OIL INVENTORIES FELL 0.391M BARRELS; EST. -1.336M

*US AUG. EXISTING HOME SALES AT 3.98M; EST. 3.98M *US AUG. EXISTING HOME SALES FALL 2% M/M; PREV. -1.7%

*S&P 500 OPENS 0.6% LOWER, NASDAQ DECLINES 1%

*US AUG. PRODUCER PRICES RISE 0.4% M/M; EST. +0.4% *US AUG. PRODUCER PRICES RISE 5.4% Y/Y; EST. +5.3% *US AUG. CORE PPI RISES 0.2% M/M; EST. +0.3% *US AUG. CORE PPI RISES 4.6% Y/Y; EST. +4.6%

*US JOBLESS CLAIMS 206K IN SEPT. 5 WEEK; EST. 205K *US CONTINUING CLAIMS 1.774M IN AUG. 29 WEEK; EST. 1.780M

*ECB RAISES DEPOSIT FACILITY RATE BY 25BPS TO 2.5%; EST. 2.50%

*S&P 500 CLOSES DOWN 0.5%, NASDAQ DECLINES 0.7%

*S&P 500 OPENS DOWN 0.3%, NASDAQ DECLINES 0.5%

*CHINA AUG. CONSUMER PRICES RISE 0.4% M/M; EST. +0.3% *CHINA AUG. CONSUMER PRICES RISE 0.8% Y/Y; EST. +0.8% *CHINA AUG. PRODUCER PRICES RISE 3.8% Y/Y; EST. +3.6%

*S&P 500 CLOSES DOWN 0.6%, NASDAQ DOWN 0.4%

*US JULY CONSUMER CREDIT RISES $18.06B M/M; EST. +11.65B

*S&P 500 OPENS DOWN 0.1%, NASDAQ UP 0.1%

*EURO-AREA 2Q GDP GREW 0.6% Q/Q; EST. +0.4% *EURO-AREA 2Q GDP GREW 1.2% Y/Y; EST. +1.0%

*S&P 500 CLOSES DOWN 0.4%, NASDAQ FALLS 0.3%

*S&P 500 OPENS 0.2% LOWER, NASDAQ LITTLE CHANGED

*US AUG. NONFARM PAYROLLS RISE 162K M/M; EST. +56K *US AUG. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.1%; EST. 4.1% *US AUG. AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS RISE 0.3% M/M; EST. +0.3% *US AUG. AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS RISE 3.1% Y/Y; EST. +3.0%

*CANADA AUG. EMPLOYMENT FALLS -41.7K M/M; EST. +15.0K *CANADA AUG. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6.4%; EST. 6.4%

*S&P 500 RISES 1% AT THE CLOSE, NASDAQ GAINS 1.4%

*S&P 500, NASDAQ OPEN UP 0.5%