Asian stocks were mixed on Thursday as Nikon Corp forecast a record loss, some investors speculated China’s central bank may rein in lending and mining companies gained on higher metal prices. Futures on the S&P500 Index lost 0.3% after the gauge dropped 0.3% in New York after US data showed that a bigger-than-expected number of workers were cut from pay rolls last month and that the ISM index of non- manufacturing businesses also declined in July.
Asian markets (Thurs)
04:20 BST
Nikkei up 94.83 (0.92%) at 10,347.36
Topix up 5.08 (0.53%) at 954.66
Hang Seng down 104.29 (-0.51%) at 20,390.48
US markets (Wed)
S&P500 down 2.93 (-0.29%) at 1,002.72
DJIA down 39.22 (-0.42%) at 9,280.97
Nasdaq Down 18.26 (-0.91%) at 1,993.05
European markets (Wed)
Eurofirst 300 down 5.20 (-0.55%) at 934.47
FTSE100 down 24.24 (-0.52%) at 4,647.13
Currencies
04:00 BST
€/$ 1.4409 (1.4417)
$/¥ 95.02 (95.13)
£/$ 1.7004 (1.6948)
Commodities (continuous)
04:05 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.63 at $74.88
Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.64 at $71.33
100 Oz Gold (Comex) down $0.80 at $964.20
Copper (Comex) down $6.25 at $274.95
10-year government bond yields (%)
04:12 BST
US 3.74 (3.68)
UK 3.82 (3.85)
Germany 3.35 (3.36)
Japan 1.43 (1.45)
Sources: FT, Bloomberg