Asian stocks fell on Wednesday for the first time in three days, as commodity prices declined and a weaker dollar reduced Japanese automakers’ overseas earnings prospects. Futures on the S&P500 Index added 0.2% after the gauge slid 1.3% on Tuesday, led down by financial institutions.
Asian markets (Wed)
04:00 BST
Nikkei down 82.50 (-0.78%) at 10,502.96
Topix down 8.73 (-0.90%) at 964.78
Hang Seng down 512.23 (-2.43%) at 20,561.98
US markets (Tues)
S&P500 down 12.75 (1.27%) at 994.35
DJIA down 96.50 (1.03%) at 9,241.45
Nasdaq down 22.51 (1.13%) at 1,969.73
European markets (Tues)
Eurofirst 300 down 12.42 (-1.31%) at 932.22
FTSE100 down 50.86 (-1.08%) at 4,671.34
Currencies
04:05 BST
€/$ 1.4147 (1.4124)
$/¥ 95.61 (96.68)
£/$ 1.6473 (1.6455)
Commodities (continuous)
04:10 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.17 at $72.29
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.02 at $69.47
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $1.90 at $949.50
Copper (Comex) up $1.15 at $274.80
10-year government bond yields (%)
04:12 BST
US 3.67 (3.78)
UK 3.82 (3.79)
Germany 3.47 (3.52)
Japan 1.43 (1.44)