Asian stocks mostly fell on Tuesday, led by commodity companies, after sharp falls on Monday and as oil and metals prices slid amid concerns that the global economic recovery will fail to meet investors’ expectations.
Asian markets (Tues)
04:10 BST
Nikkei up 38.80 (0.38%) at 10,307.41
Topix up 0.87 (0.09%) at 950.46
Hang Seng down 204.18 (-1.01%) at 19,933.47
US markets (Mon)
S&P500 down 24.36 (-2.43%) at 979.73
DJIA down 186.06 (-2.00%) at 9,135.34
Nasdaq down 54.68 (-2.75%) at 1,930.84
European markets (Mon)
Eurofirst 300 down 18.98 (-2.02%) at 921.96
FTSE100 down 68.96 (-1.46%) at 4,645.01
Currencies
04:05 BST
€/$ 1.4107 (1.4156)
$/¥ 94.88 (94.54)
£/$ 1.6374 (1.6461)
Commodities (continuous)
04:10 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.19 at $70.73
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.44 at $67.19
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $3.10 at $938.90
Copper (Comex) up $0.65 at $277.70
10-year government bond yields (%)
04:12 BST
US 3.60 (3.54)
UK 3.50 (3.68)
Germany 3.30 (3.42)
Japan 1.35 (1.36)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg