Asian stocks fluctuated on Tuesday, reports Bloomberg, as concern over the withdrawal of stimulus measures overshadowed Ford Motor’s unexpected profit and a rally in gold prices. Japan’s markets were closed for a national holiday. Futures on the S&P500 Index added 0.3% after the gauge advanced 0.7% on Monday as the ISM factory index rose to a three- year high.
Asian markets (Tues – Japan closed)
04:12 GMT
Nikkei225 (Mon) down 231.79 (-2.31%) 9,802.95
Topix (Mon) down 14.13 (-1.58%) at 880.54
Hang Seng (Tues) down 133.16 (-0.62%) at 21,487.03
US markets (Mon)
S&P 500 up 6.69 (0.65%) at 1,042.88
DJIA up 76.71 (0.79%) at 9,789.44
Nasdaq up 4.09 (0.20%) at 2,049.20
European markets (Mon)
Eurofirst 300 up 3.80 (0.39%) at 980.26
FTSE100 up 59.95 (1.19%) at 5,104.50
Currencies
04:05GMT
€/$ 1.4785 (1.4751)
$/¥ 90.29 (90.13)
£/$ 1.6369 (1.6437)
Commodities (continuous)
04:08 GMT
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.21 at $76.76
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.11 at $78.24
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $11.00 at $1,065.00
Copper (Comex) up $3.00 at $297.50
10-year government bond yields (%)
04.10 GMT
US 3.42 (3.41)
UK 3.67 (3.62)
Germany 3.24 (3.22)
Japan 1.39 (1.42)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg