Asian stocks mostly fell on Wednesday, reports Bloomberg, led by Japan’s markets which dropped on share-sale concerns although mining and tech companies benefited from increasing commodities prices. Futures on the S&P500 Index fell 1.1% after the gauge rose 0.1% on Tuesday as gold and copper climbed and crude oil rose for a second day to $79.14 a barrel.
Asian markets (Wed)
04:15 GMT
Nikkei 225 down 66.56 (-0.68%) 9,663.37
Topix down 9.76 (-1.14%) at 847.24
Hang Seng down 168.62 (-0.74%) at 22,745.53
US markets (Tues)
S&P 500 up 1.01 (0.09%) at 1,110.31
DJIA up 30.46 (0.29%) at 10,437.42
Nasdaq up 5.93 (0.27%) at 2,203.78
European markets (Tues)
Eurofirst 300 down 4.45 (-0.43%) at 1,030.00
FTSE100 down 36.74 (-0.68%) at 5,345.93
Currencies
04:13 GMT
€/$ 1.4871 (1.4949)
$/¥ 89.26 (89.05)
£/$ 1.6783 (1.6807)
Commodities (continuous)
04:10 GMT
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.33 at $79.30
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.28 at $79.42
100 Oz Gold (Comex) down $1.50 at $1,137.90
Copper (Comex) down $0.70 at $310.15
10-year government bond yields (%)
04.11 GMT
US 3.34 (3.35)
UK 3.67 (3.75)
Germany 3.28 (3.37)
Japan 1.29 (1.31)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg