ASX 200 live: Endeavour chair quits over 'disagreements'; BlueScope leads consortium's Whyalla play; Elanor bid
ASX 200 futures are down 0.4 per cent to 8587 points.
In the US, the S&P 500 index fell 1.6 per cent and the Dow Jones index fell 1.2 per cent. The technology-focused Nasdaq shed 2 per cent.
Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is around $US114,300.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US64.71c. ASX valuations face profit season reckoning
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