Most Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, snapping the MSCI Asia Pacific Index’s 11-day rally, as declines by commodity producers overshadowed gains by steel and electronics companies. Futures on the S&P500 were little changed; the gauge fell 0.3% on Tuesday after the Conference Board’s index of US consumer confidence slid to 46.6 in July, compared with the 49 projected by economists.
Asian markets (Wed)
04:10 BST
Nikkei up 17.65 (0.17%) at 10,104.91
Topix up 0.04 (0.00%) at 930.17
Hang Seng down 232.01 (-1.12%) at 20,392.53
US markets (Tues)
S&P500 down 2.56 (-0.26%) at 979.62
DJIA down 11.79 (-0.13%) at 9,096.72
Nasdaq up 7.62 (0.39%) at 1,975.51
European markets (Tues)
Eurofirst 300 down 8.73 (-0.09%) at 902.85
FTSE100 down 57.29 (-1.25%) at 4,528.84
Currencies
04:00 BST
€/$ 1.4176 (1.4232)
$/¥ 94.44 (95.02)
£/$ 1.6441 (1.6466)
Commodities
04:05 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.13 at $69.75
Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.56 at $66.67
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $0.50 at $939.60
Copper (Comex) up $0.75 at $252.80
10-year government bond yields (%)
04:12 BST
US 3.67 (3.70)
UK 3.94 (3.97)
Germany 3.44 (3.49)
Japan 1.38 (1.40)
Sources: FT, Bloomberg