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The Dow Jones has fallen for the first time in three days as Consumer Price Index figures show the Fed's $1trn injection into the banking system has not led to faster inflation.

US stocks fell in early trading today after unnerving sales figures from retailers.

The Dow Jones is seeing upward movement as investors await the Fed's interest rate decision due later today.

Lloyds' decision to sell Insight Investment to the Bank of New York Mellon for £235m and bring the rest of its asset management business under Swip saw its share price fall 0.3% to 90.72p in early trading today.

In the US, the largest stocks began a retreat after weeks of gains with the benchmark Dow Jones down 19.34 points to 9,350.73 in early exchanges.

The FTSE 100 has fallen sharply in opening exchanges following reports Lloyds may tap shareholders for funds to reduce the cost of participating in the Government's toxic asset scheme.

The Dow Jones soared to a near 100-point gain in early trading on Friday as positive job data bolstered investor confidence.

On Wall Street, markets were slightly up after a turbulent start to trading after some positive jobs data was released.

The FTSE 100 has pared gains mid-morning after its strong start, which saw it set a new year high.

The Dow Jones has tumbled in early trading, down 0.65% on the back of data showing US companies have cut more jobs than economists estimated last month.