Japanese equity markets tumbled for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, amid persistent concerns over the likely strength of any economic recovery, while exporters were dragged lower by worries over a strengthening yen. Most other Asian markets also declined, dragging the MSCI Asia Pacific Index 0.5 per cent lower to 101.66 by late morning in Tokyo.
Asian markets (Tue)
04:00 BST
Nikkei down 20.94 (-0.2%) at 9,659.93
Topix down 2.2 (-0.24%) at 910.22
Hang Seng up 62.5 (+0.35%) at 18,041.91
US markets (Mon)
S&P500 up 2.30 (0.26%) at 898.72
DJIA up 244.13 (0.53%) at 8,324.87
Nasdaq down 9.12 (-0.51%) at 1,787.40
European markets (Mon)
Eurofirst 300 down 9.49 (-1.13%) at 833.03
FTSE100 down 41.37 (-0.98%) at 4,194.91
Currencies
04:13 BST
€/$ 1.3963 (1.3966)
$/¥ 95.34 (95.44)
£/$ 1.6255 (1.626)
Commodities
04:16 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.19 at $64.24
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.15 at $64.20
100 Oz Gold (Comex) down $0.60 at $923.7
Copper (Comex) down $2.55 at $222.50
10-year government bond yields (%)
04:19 BST
US 3.53 (3.48)
UK 3.67 (3.76)
Germany 3.30 (3.34)
Japan 1.31 (1.32)
Sources: FT, Bloomberg