The dollar and yen picked up some safe haven demand during pre-London trading in Asia, though not before printing fresh lows against many currencies in pre-London trading in Asia. Month- and quarter-end factors contributed to some positional chop in currencies and other markets. Stock markets tumbled in Europe before paring losses. S&P 500 E-minis also pared the worse of overnight declines, lifting to a net decline of 0.4% after showing a 1% loss at the lows.