GLOBAL MARKETS-Global Equity Index Slips Ahead of US Jobs Data; Oil Steadies

GLOBAL MARKET - NEW YORK/LONDON. MSCI's global equities index edged down on Thursday as investors digested mixed economic data while they anxiously waited for Friday's crucial U.S. jobs report and oil prices held near 14-month lows as demand worries offset draws on inventories.

U.S. Treasury yields fell and two-year yields reached a 15-month low after ADP's private sector August jobs data showed fewer new jobs than anticipated.