Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, reports Bloomberg, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index higher for a fourth day, after a bigger-than- expected increase in Japan’s machinery orders, while China’s industrial production and retail sales accelerated. Futures on the S&P500 Index rose 0.3% after the gauge ended Tuesday little changed and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to a 13-month high for a second day.
Asian markets (Wed)
04:20 GMT
Nikkei 225 up 12.33 (0.12%) 9,883.06
Topix up 2.24 (0.26%) at 874.8
Hang Seng up 144.83 (0.65%) at 22,412.99
US markets (Tues)
S&P 500 down 0.07 (-0.01%) at 1,093.01
DJIA up 20.03 (0.20%) at 10,246.97
Nasdaq down 2.98 (-0.14%) at 2,151.08
European markets (Tues)
Eurofirst 300 down 2.00 (-0.20%) at 1,010.23
FTSE100 down 4.63 (-0.09%) at 5,230.55
Currencies
04:13 GMT
€/$ 1.4984 (1.4979)
$/¥ 89.56 (89.94)
£/$ 1.6714 (1.6758)
Commodities (continuous)
04:14 GMT
Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.07 at $77.43
Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.11 at $78.94
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $4.90 at $1,107.40
Copper (Comex) down $0.65 at $295.50
10-year government bond yields (%)
04.15 GMT
US 3.47 (3.49)
UK 3.79 (3.83)
Germany 3.30 (3.33)
Japan 1.45 (1.48)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg