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Global shares fall
Global stock markets slumped on Monday as steep declines in oil and metal prices spooked investors.
Oil tumbles more than $1
Oil prices plunged, weighed down by the stronger dollar and ongoing concerns that global supply is outstripping demand.
Metals near multi-year lows
Gold, silver and copper traded at more than 5-year lows as prospects for higher US interest rates and the strong dollar weighed.
Euro slides to 7-month lows
The euro fell to 7-month lows on heightened expectations that the European Central Bank will scale up monetary easing next month.
Pfizer set to buy Allergan (N:AGN_pa)
Pfizer (N:PFE) is set to acquire Botox maker Allergan (N:AGN) in a deal worth more than $150 billion that will create the world's largest drug maker.