Asian stocks fell for a third day as figures showing worsening job markets in the US and Europe fanned doubts about global economic recovery. In New York, futures on the S&P500 lost 0.1% after the gauge slid 2.9 percent on news that the US lost 467,000 jobs in June, over 100,000 more than economists had forecast.
Asian markets (Fri)
04:00 BST
Nikkei down 101.32 (-1.03%) at 9,774.83
Topix down 7.51 (-0.81%) at 916.51
Hang Seng down 1.70 (-0.01%) at 18,176.35
US markets (Thurs)
S&P500 down 26.91 (-2.91%) at 896.42
DJIA down 222.32 (-2.63%) at 8,280.74
Nasdaq down 49.20 (-2.67%) at 1,796.52
European markets (Thurs)
Eurofirst 300 down 22.66 (-2.62%) at 843.00
FTSE100 down 106.44 (-2.45%) at 4,234.27
Currencies
03:45 BST
€/$ 1.3961 (1.4126)
$/¥ 95.80 (96.49)
£/$ 1.6359 (1.6472)
Commodities
04:00 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.62 at $66.03
Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.55 at $66.18
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $0.50 at $931.50
Copper (Comex) down $3.50 at $225.50
10-year government bond yields (%)
03:55 BST
US 3.49 (3.54)
UK 3.74 (3.76)
Germany 3.32 (3.41)
Japan 1.34 (1.35)
Sources: FT, Bloomberg