Asian stocks were mixed on Monday, reports Bloomberg, as higher gold and copper prices boosted commodity companies, overshadowing concern share sales will dilute the value of existing holdings. Futures on the S&P500 Index rose 0.6% after the gauge gained 0.6% on Friday despite an unexpected drop in consumer confidence.
Asian markets (Mon)
04:25 GMT
Nikkei 225 down 11.58 (-0.12%) 9,758.73
Topix down 7.36 (-0.85%) at 859.44
Hang Seng up 330.08 (1.46%) at 22,888.71
US markets (Fri)
S&P 500 up 6.24 (0.57%) at 1,093.48
DJIA up 73.00 (0.72%) at 10,270.47
Nasdaq up 18.86 (0.88%) at 2,167.88
European markets (Fri)
Eurofirst 300 up 4.50 (0.44%) at 1,019.41
FTSE100 up 19.88 (0.38%) at 5,296.36
Currencies
04:15 GMT
€/$ 1.4963 (1.4866)
$/¥ 89.57 (90.24)
£/$ 1.6687 (1.6602)
Commodities (continuous)
04:18 GMT
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.85 at $77.16
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.89 at $77.24
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $12.60 at $1,129.30
Copper (Comex) up $4.10 at $301.35
10-year government bond yields (%)
04.10 GMT
US 3.42 (3.44)
UK 3.79 (3.77)
Germany 3.37 (3.37)
Japan 1.35 (1.35)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg