Asian stocks mostly rose on Wednesday, after a better- than-estimated sales forecast at Intel boosted technology shares, offsetting a decline among financial companies. Futures on the S&P500 Index climbed 0.9% after the gauge slipped 0.3% on Tuesday.
Asian markets (Wed)
04:20 BST
Nikkei225 up 60.17 (0.60%) 10,076.56
Topix down 9.19 (-1.02%) at 892.21
Hang Seng up 250.66 (1.17%) at 21,718.02
US markets (Tues)
S&P 500 down 3.00 (-0.28%) at 1,073.19
DJIA down 14.74 (-0.15%) at 9,871.06
Nasdaq up 0.75 (0.04%) at 2,139.89
European markets (Tues)
Eurofirst 300 down 9.95 (-0.99%) at 995.42
FTSE100 down 56.02 (-1.08%) at 5,154.15
Currencies
04:25 BST
€/$ 1.4878 (1.4779)
$/¥ 89.09 (89.74)
£/$ 1.5942 (1.5774)
Commodities (continuous)
04:18 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) up $1.35 at $73.75
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.75 at $74.90
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $2.20 at $1,067.20
Copper (Comex) up $3.35 at $282.70
10-year government bond yields (%)
04.19 BST
US 3.35 (3.35)
UK 3.40 (3.38)
Germany 3.18 (3.20)
Japan 1.31 (1.30)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg