Asian stocks were mixed on Friday as higher commodity prices boosted mining and energy producers and healthcare companies declined. Futures on the S&P500 were little changed after the gauge added 0.9% on Thursday, ending a four- day losing streak, as supermarket operator Costco and clothier Gap reported sales that beat estimates.
Asian markets (Fri)
04:00 BST
Nikkei down 16.54 (-0.16%) at 10,198.10
Topix down 4.65 (-0.49%) at 938.12
Hang Seng up 52.69 (0.27%) at 19,814.37
US markets (Thurs)
S&P500 up 8.49 (0.85%) at 1,003.24
DJIA up 63.94 (0.69%) at 9,344.61
Nasdaq up 16.13 (0.62%) at 1,983.20
European markets (Thurs)
Eurofirst 300 down 0.59 (-0.06%) at 949.82
FTSE100 down 20.80 (-0.43%) at 4,796.75
Currencies
04:02 BST
€/$ 1.4255 (1.4276)
$/¥ 92.62 (92.80)
£/$ 1.6326 (1.6274)
Commodities (continuous)
03:55 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.21 at $67.33
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.20 at $68.16
100 Oz Gold (Comex) down $6.70 at $991.00
Copper (Comex) up $2.80 at $287.15
10-year government bond yields (%)
03:58 BST
US 3.35 (3.32)
UK 3.59 (3.55)
Germany 3.25 (3.22)
Japan 1.31 (1.31)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg