Asian stocks climbed on Tuesday, reports Bloomberg, lifting the MSCI Asia Pacific Index for a third day, as a rally in commodities boosted materials producers and brokerages upgraded Australian financial shares. Futures on the S&P500 Index were little changed after the gauge advanced 2.2% on Monday for its sixth straight rise as G20 nations pledged to maintain stimulus measures for now.
Asian markets (Tues)
04:00 GMT
Nikkei 225 up 146.23 (1.49%) 9,955.22
Topix up 9.59 (1.10%) at 880.26
Hang Seng up 220.38 (0.99%) at 22,427.93
US markets (Mon)
S&P 500 up 23.77 (2.22%) at 1,093.07
DJIA up 203.52 (2.03%) at 10,226.94
Nasdaq up 41.62 (1.97%) at 2,154.06
European markets (Mon)
Eurofirst 300 up 19.70 (1.98%) at 1,012.23
FTSE100 up 92.46 (1.80%) at 5,235.18
Currencies
04:00 GMT
€/$ 1.4979 (1.4908)
$/¥ 89.94 (90.16)
£/$ 1.6758 (1.6611)
Commodities (continuous)
04:03 GMT
Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.39 at $77.38
Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.41 at $79.02
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $1.10 at $1,102.50
Copper (Comex) up $1.40 at $298.15
10-year government bond yields (%)
04.02 GMT
US 3.49 (3.52)
UK 3.83 (3.88)
Germany 3.33 (3.34)
Japan 1.48 (1.46)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg