Gains in Asian stocks on Monday reduced demand for the safety of the dollar, weaking the US currency. The Hong Kong market was closed for a holiday. Futures on the S&P500 rose 1.3% after the gauge fell 1.22% on Friday.
Asian markets (Mon - HK closed)
04:00 GMT
Nikkei225 up 66.36 (0.65%) 10,349.35
Topix up 8.52 (0.94%) at 910.55
Hang Seng (Friday) up 379.21 (1.71%) at 22,589.73
US markets (Fri)
S&P 500 down 13.31 (-1.22%) at 1,079.60
DJIA down 109.13 (-1.08%) at 9,972.18
Nasdaq down 10.82 (-0.50%) at 2,154.47
European markets (Fri)
Eurofirst 300 down 5.84 (-0.58%) at 1,008.88
FTSE100 up 35.21 (0.68%) at 5,242.57
Currencies
04:00GMT
€/$ 1.5041 (1.5031)
$/¥ 91.64 (91.52)
£/$ 1.6312 (1.6657)
Commodities (continuous)
04:02 GMT
Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.65 at $78.27
Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.62 at $79.88
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $0.0 at $1,056.00
Copper (Comex) up $1.55 at $305.00
10-year government bond yields (%)
04.00 GMT
US 3.49(3.43)
UK 3.67 (3.71)
Germany 3.36 (3.31)
Japan 1.40 (1.37)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg
