Asian stocks mostly fell on Tuesday, led by technology companies and banks, as concern mounted that North Korea may step up missile tests and investors speculated that a report will show the US housing market is still contracting. Futures on the S&P500 Index were unchanged ahead of the resumption in US trading on Tuesday after Monday’s holiday.
Asian markets (Tues)
03:15 BST
Nikkei down 71.70 (-0.77%) at at 9,275.30
Topix down 3.24 (-0.37%) at 879.76
Hang Seng up 59.30 (0.35%) at 17,121.82
US markets (Fri)
S&P500 down 1.33 (-0.15%) at 887.00
DJIA down 14.81 (-0.18%) at 8,277.32
Nasdaq down 3.24 (-0.19%)) at 1,692.01
European markets (Mon – London closed)
Eurofirst 300 (Mon) up 1.71 (0.20%) at 857.71
FTSE100 (Fri) up 19.82 (-0.46%) at 4,365.29
Currencies
04:10 BST
€/$ 1.3964 (1.4001)
$/¥ 94.7800 (94.6300)
£/$ 1.5877 (1.5885)
Commodities
04:00 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.13 at $60.34
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.18 at $61.39
100 Oz Gold (Comex) down $2.30 at $956.30
Copper (Comex) up $1.30 at $211.65
10-year government bond yields (%)
04:20 BST
US 3.44 (3.45)
UK 3.73 (3.65)
Germany 3.50 (3.50)
Japan 1.45 (1.44)
Sources: FT, Bloomberg