Asian stocks advanced on Monday, led by commodity and finance companies, amid optimism that efforts by various governments to end the credit crisis will bolster corporate earnings. US markets are closed Monday for a holiday.
Asian markets (Mon)
05:25am GMT
Nikkei up 25.45 (0.31%) to 8,255.60
Topix up 1.12 (0.14%) 819.01
Hang Seng down 9.81 (-0.07%) at 13,245.70
US markets (Fri)
DJIA up 68.73 (0.84%) at 8,281.22
Nasdaq up 17.49 (1.16%) at 1,529.33
S&P500 up 6.38 (0.76%) at 850.12
European markets (Fri)
FTSE100 up 25.95 (0.63%) at 4,147.06
Eurofirst 300 up 7.58 (0.95%) at 803.90
Currencies
05:20 GMT
€/$ 1.3343 (1.3214)
$/¥ 90.82 (90.48)
£/$ 1.4845 (1.4768)
Commodities
05:22 GMT
Brent Crude (Mar09) down $0.25 at $46.32
Light Crude (Feb09) down $0.29 at $36.22
100 Oz Gold (Feb09) down $2.70 at $837.20
Copper (Mar09) up 75.00 at $3,435
10-year government bond yields (%)
US 2.34 (2.25)
UK 3.30 (3.13)
Germany 2.92 (2.88)
Japan 1.24 (1.22)
Sources: FT, Reuters