*ECB TO START BUYING BROAD PORTFOLIO OF ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
*TRADE DEFICIT IN U.S. NARROWED 0.6% IN JULY TO $40.5 BILLION
*U.S. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS ROSE 4,000 LAST WEEK TO 302,000
*ADP RESEARCH INSTITUTE SAYS U.S. ADDED 204,000 JOBS IN AUG.
*ADP EMPLOYER SERVICES SAYS U.S. ADDED 204,000 JOBS IN AUG.
BN 09/04 12:00 *JEROME KERVIEL TO BE FREED W/ ELECTRONIC BRACELET: FRANCE INFO
*JEROME KERVIEL TO BE FREED W/ ELECTRONIC BRACELET: FRANCE INFO
2014-09-04 12:01:04.553 GMT
--BLANCHE GATT
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2014-09-04 12:01:04.553 GMT
--BLANCHE GATT
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*EURO DROPS TO LEAST VS DOLLAR SINCE JULY 2013 AS ECB CUTS RATES
*ECB LOWERS BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE TO 0.050%
Early premarket gappers
Gapping up: MITK +70.5%, BOLT +34.8%, SGOC +22.6%, MEI +12.3%, ITI +11.2%, BV +9.1%, PVH +7.8%, TIBX +6.9%, MHGC +5.1%, DDC +4.9%, HRB +3%, BWP +2.7%, ALLT +2.2%, ECR +2.1%, PLUG +1.0%
Gapping down: MTRX -15.3%, CIEN -13.6%, GNE -8.8%, SCVL -8.7%, AVAV -6.4%, SMLP -5%, MEMP -4.4%, KMDA -4.1%, YUM -3.5%, AI -2.9%, NRF -2.9%, MBLY -2.9%, JOY -1.4%, AAPL -0.6%
Gapping down: MTRX -15.3%, CIEN -13.6%, GNE -8.8%, SCVL -8.7%, AVAV -6.4%, SMLP -5%, MEMP -4.4%, KMDA -4.1%, YUM -3.5%, AI -2.9%, NRF -2.9%, MBLY -2.9%, JOY -1.4%, AAPL -0.6%
*BANK OF ENGLAND MAINTAINS BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE AT 0.5%
*BOE HOLDS ASSET PURCHASE PLAN AT 375 BILLION PNDS
BN 09/04 08:41 *EU SAYS E3-IRAN BILATERAL TO TAKE PLACE SEPT. 11 IN VIENNA
*EU SAYS IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS TO RESUME ON SEPT. 18 IN NEW YORK
2014-09-04 08:40:26.300 GMT
--JONES HAYDEN
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2014-09-04 08:40:26.300 GMT
--JONES HAYDEN
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BFW 09/04 08:35 *GOLDMAN EXPECTS US FED TO RAISE RATES IN 3Q 2015: DIBELIUS
*GOLDMAN EXPECTS US FED TO RAISE RATES IN 3Q 2015: DIBELIUS
2014-09-04 08:35:27.421 GMT
--STUART METZLER
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2014-09-04 08:35:27.421 GMT
--STUART METZLER
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