Asian stocks mostly fell on Monday, dragging the MSCI Asia Pacific Index from a one-year high, as the dollar weakened and New Zealand retail sales unexpectedly fell. Futures on the S& 500 Index dropped 1% after the gauge dipped 0.1% on Friday despite a report showing better than expected consumer sentiment.
Asian markets (Mon)
04:01 BST
Nikkei down 257.70 (-2.47%) at 10,186.63
Topix down 18.88 (-1.99%) at 931.53
Hang Seng down 179.80 (-0.85%) at 20,981.62
US markets (Fri)
S&P500 down 1.41 (-0.14%) at 1,042.73
DJIA down 22.07 (-0.23%) at 9,605.41
Nasdaq down 3.12 (-0.15%) at 2,080.90
European markets (Fri)
Eurofirst 300 up 5.58 (0.56%) at 993.91
FTSE100 up 23.79 (0.48%) at 5,011.47
Currencies
04:03 BST
€/$ 1.4543 (1.4608)
$/¥ 90.37 (91.33)
£/$ 1.6668 (1.6697)
Commodities (continuous)
04:06 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.55 at $67.14
Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.91 at $68.38
100 Oz Gold (Comex) down $2.00 at $1,004.40
Copper (Comex) down $7.90 at $275.85
10-year government bond yields (%)
04:10 BST
US 3.33 (3.36)
UK 3.68 (3.68)
Germany 3.24 (3.30)
Japan 1.30 (1.31)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg