New Zealand Electronic Card Retail Sales (YoY) down to 5.6% in October from previous 6.1%

US indexes edged sharply lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing the day 178 points lower at 17,731.62 amid lingering concerns over global growth. China's trade balance figures released over the weekend showed a strong decline in imports for a fourth straight month, indicating the second largest world's economy continues in the negative path, whilst the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a downwardly revised 2015 global growth forecast this Monday.