Asian stocks fell on Monday after disappointing results from General Electric and Bank of America prompted concerns about the US economic recovery. Futures on the S&P500 Index fell 0.4% on Monday after the gauge lost 0.8% on Friday as GE’s Q3 revenue trailed analyst estimates and Bank of America led financial shares lower after it reported a $1bn loss.
Asian markets (Mon)
04:05 BST
Nikkei225 down 114.73 (-1.12%) 10,142.83
Topix down 6.36 (-0.71%) at 894.59
Hang Seng up 69.16 (0.32%) at 21,999.06
US markets (Fri)
S&P 500 down 8.88 (-0.81%) at 1,087.68
DJIA down 67.03 (-0.67%) at 9,995.91
Nasdaq down 16.49 (-0.76%) at 2,156.80
European markets (Fri)
Eurofirst 300 down 7.64 (-0.75%) at 1,009.62
FTSE100 down 32.71 (-0.63%) at 5,190.24
Currencies
04:08 BST
€/$ 1.4863 (1.4952)
$/¥ 90.92 (90.71)
£/$ 1.6355 (1.6397)
Commodities (continuous)
04:10 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.04 at $76.95
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.02 at $78.55
100 Oz Gold (Comex) down $0.30 at $1,051.20
Copper (Comex) up $1.45 at $286.00
10-year government bond yields (%)
04.12 BST
US 3.41 (3.47)
UK 3.59 (3.56)
Germany 3.29 (3.16)
Japan 1.34 (1.33)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg