FT markets round-up:"Global stocks and other growth-sensitive assets started the week on the back foot as investors remained concerned about the global economy in spite of Friday's upbeat US jobs data. The dollar index rose 0.3 per cent, helping push gold down $6 to $1,774 an ounce. Bullion last week hit $1,796, its highest in 11 months. Industrial commodities were mostly weaker, with copper off 1.5 per cent to $3.72 a pound. Still, Brent crude ended the session nearly flat at $112.08 a barrel. Most government offices, banks and the US Treasury market were closed for Columbus Day. German Bunds were the main "haven" focus, with prices inching higher and yields falling 5 basis points to 1.48 per cent. The FTSE All-World equity index fell 0.7 per cent and the FTSE Eurofirst 300 ended the session 1 per cent lower. In the Asia-Pacific region - excluding Japan, which was also closed for a holiday - stocks fell 1 per cent. Wall Street's S&P 500 declined 0.4 per cent, though halving its initial fall. Gas prices in California hit another record high on Monday, but a decline in wholesale prices indicated that drivers may soon be paying less. "Greece's security forces are planning an unprecedented lockdown of central Athens on Tuesday amid fears that a hastily arranged visit by Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, will be met with violent protests by angry Greeks," reports the FT. Greek pensioners demonstrating on Monday gave a hint of the resentful welcome that awaits Ms Merkel on the streets of the capital. Total Oil Trading SA, the trading arm of Total of France, has "warned of "inaccurate pricing" in the benchmarks for the energy market that underpin billions of dollars of trading each day in contracts such as Brent and West Texas Intermediate," reports the FT. Earnings season begins in the US Tuesday with Alcoa reporting just after the close of trading. The IMF/World Bank annual meeting begins. Merkel visits Greece. The problem with high frequency trading. Canada is well-prepared for a zombie invasion. Banks will always suck at trading: study. The new Romney foreign policy speech: same as the old Romney foreign policy speech? Earnings growth disappears as spending cuts hit limits.