Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to the highest level in more than a year, as earnings reports boosted confidence in the global recovery. Futures on the S&P500 rose 0.4% after the gauge advanced 0.9% on Monday to its highest close since Oct 3 last year.
Asian markets (Tues)
04:05 BST
Nikkei225 up 111.07 (1.09%) 10,347.58
Topix up 8.88 (0.98%) at 914.68
Hang Seng up 110.63 (0.50%) at 22,311.09
US markets (Mon)
S&P 500 up 10.23 (0.94%) at 1,097.91
DJIA up 96.28 (0.96%) at 10,092.19
Nasdaq up 19.52 (0.91%) at 2,176.32
European markets (Mon)
Eurofirst 300 up 16.84 (1.67%) at 1,026.46
FTSE100 up 91.30 (1.76%) at 5,281.54
Currencies
04:08 BST
€/$ 1.4986 (1.4863)
$/¥ 90.31 (90.92)
£/$ 1.6402 (1.6355)
Commodities (continuous)
04:10 BST
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.38 at $78.15
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.32 at $79.93
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $9.50 at $1,067.60
Copper (Comex) down $2.15 at $294.50
10-year government bond yields (%)
04.12 BST
US 3.40 (3.41)
UK 3.61 (3.59)
Germany 3.29 (3.29)
Japan 1.35 (1.34)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg