Asian stocks followed US and European stocks down on Tuesday, led by commodities companies and building-material producers. Futures on the S&P500 fell 0.19% after the gauge dropped 1.17% on Monday.
Asian markets (Tues)
04:20 GMT
Nikkei225 down 129.70 (-1.25%) 10,232.92
Topix down 14.43 (-1.58%) at 896.29
Hang Seng down 334.09 (-1.48%) at 22,255.64
US markets (Mon)
S&P 500 down 12.65 (-1.17%) at 1,066.95
DJIA down 104.22 (-1.05%) at 9,867.96
Nasdaq down 12.62 (-0.59%) at 2,141.85
European markets (Mon)
Eurofirst 300 down 12.38 (-2.23%) at 996.50
FTSE100 down 50.83 (0.93%) at 5,191.74
Currencies
04:00GMT
€/$ 1.4879 (1.5041)
$/¥ 92.10 (91.59)
£/$ 1.6325 (1.6312)
Commodities (continuous)
04:18 GMT
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.06 at $77.32
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.16 at $78.84
100 Oz Gold (Comex) down $0.60 at $1,042.20
Copper (Comex) down $1.05 at $300.05
10-year government bond yields (%)
04.10 GMT
US 3.54(3.49)
UK 3.70 (3.67)
Germany 3.36 (3.36)
Japan 1.41 (1.40)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg