Asian stocks climbed on Friday in the regional benchmark index’s biggest weekly rally since 2002, as higher commodity prices and better-than-expected earnings at US companies boosted investor optimism. Futures on the S&P 500 Index lost 0.4% after the gauge climbed 2.3% on Thursday.
Asian markets (Fri)
04:24am GMT
Nikkei up 83.96 (0.97%) at 8,720.29
Topix up 8.56 (1.06%) at 835.54
Hang Seng down 7.66 (-0.05%) at 14,101.32
US markets (Thurs)
DJIA up 174.75 (2.25%) at 7,924.56
Nasdaq up 58.05 (3.8%) at 1,587.00
S&P500 up 18.98 (2.33%) at 832.86
European markets (Thurs)
FTSE100 up 24.95 (0.64%) at 3,925.20
Eurofirst 300 up 1.39 (0.19%) at 745.33
Currencies
04:24 GMT
€/$ 1.3560 (1.3573)
$/¥ 98.41 (97.72)
£/$ 1.4469 (1.4600)
Commodities (updated)
04:21 GMT
Brent Crude (May09) down $0.46 at $53.00
Light Crude (May09) down $0.44 at $53.90
100 Oz Gold (Apr09) down $6.70 at $933.30
Copper (3M 24hr) up $30.00 at $4,140.00
10-year government bond yields (%)
US 2.75 (2.78)
UK 3.30 (3.26)
Germany 3.12 (3.17)
Japan 1.31 (1.31)
Sources: FT, Reuters