Key Asian markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong and South Korea were closed for holidays. But Singapore's Straits Times index lost 0.4 per cent.Across in Europe, the major markets extended their decline for a third straight day, as fresh euro- zone data added to worries about the strength of the global economic recovery. The pace of growth in the euro zone's services and manufacturing sectors slowed more than expected in September, dropping to 53.8, from 56.2. So key benchmark indices in France, Germany and the UK were down by between 0.7% and 0.9% in intra-day trade, today.