Asian stocks fell for a second day on Tuesday, led by automakers and mining companies, after a New York manufacturing report missed economist estimates and commodity prices sank. Futures on the S&P500 index dropped 0.1% after the gauge slid 2.4% on Monday – the most since May 13.
Asian markets (Tues)
03:10 BST
Nikkei down 256.55 (-2.56%) at 9,783.12
Topix down 29.55 (-3.12%) at 917.27
Hang Seng down 545.54 (-2.95%) at 17,953.42
US markets (Mon)
S&P500 down 22.49 (-2.38%) at 923.72
DJIA down 187.13 (-2.13%) at 8,612.13
Nasdaq down 42.42 (-2.28%) at 1,816.38
European markets (Mon)
Eurofirst 300 down 22.41 (-2.53%) at 863.34
FTSE100 down 115.94 (-2.61%) at 4,326.01
Currencies
03:45 BST
€/$ 1.3800 (1.3971)
$/¥ 97.01 (98.14)
£/$ 1.6269 (1.6414)
Commodities
04:00 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.34 at $69.90
Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.51 at $70.11
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $4.70 at $932.20
Copper (Comex) down$0.05 at $228.45
10-year government bond yields (%)
04:05 BST
US 3.69 (3.77)
UK 3.88 (3.98)
Germany 3.56 (3.64)
Japan 1.49 (1.52)
Sources: FT, Bloomberg