Asian stocks fell on Thursday, led by banks and mining companies, after ANZ sold shares and metal prices declined. Futures on the S&P500 Index were little changed after the gauge dropped 1.9% on Wednesday in the biggest slide in two weeks, as Sheila Bair, FDIC chairman, said the asset quality of US banks remains a “major concern.”
Asian markets (Thurs)
03:15 BST
Nikkei down 5.28 (-0.06%) at at 9,433.49
Topix up 0.76 (0.09%) at 893.61
Hang Seng up 893.71 (5.26%) at 17,885.27
US markets (Wed)
S&P500 down 17.27 (-1.90%) at 893.06
DJIA down 173.47 (-2.05%) at 8,300.02
Nasdaq down 19.35 (-1.11%) at 1,731.08
European markets (Wed)
Eurofirst 300 up 5.49 (0.63%) at 870.63
FTSE100 up 4.51 (0.10%) at 4,416.23
Currencies
03:40 BST
€/$ 1.3824 (1.3995)
$/¥ 95.8500 (95.2100)
£/$ 1.5971 (1.5975)
Commodities
03:50 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.65 at $61.85
Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.57 at $62.88
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $6.60 at $946.70
Copper (Comex) down $2.50 at $209.60
10-year government bond yields (%)
03:20 BST
US 3.72 (3.52)
UK 3.74 (3.67)
Germany 3.63 (3.60)
Japan 1.49 (1.48)
Sources: FT, Bloomberg