US markets fell hard from the start in a reversal of the previous session's gains. The Dow Jones fell over 3%, the NASDAQ down 5% and the S&P down more than 3.5%. SPI Futures pointing to a 1.5% loss today. Get up to speed with Henry's Breakfast Briefing.

• ASX 200 SPI Futures down 113 (1.5%)
• Dow falls 1063 points (3.15)
• Nasdaq down 647 (5%)
• S&P 500 down 153 (3.6%)
• Base metals fall slightly. Oil up 0.7%
• Gold rises 0.4%. Iron ore up 1.7%
• Macquarie results this morning.

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