Asian stocks fell on Tuesday, led by a fifth day of declines in the Nikkei 225 average amid concerns about a fresh round of capital-raising by Japanese banks, reports Bloomberg. The dollar and yen rose as investors pared bets on higher-yielding assets. Futures on the S&P500 Index lost 0.2% after the gauge rallied 1.4% on Monday on reports that US sales of existing homes rose 10% in October to their highest since February 2007.
Asian markets (Tues)
04:10 GMT
Nikkei 225 down 92.59 (-0.97%) 9,405.09
Topix down 7.74 (-0.92%) at 830.97
Hang Seng down 127.58 (-0.56%) at 22,643.81
US markets (Mon)
S&P 500 up 14.86 (1.36%) at 1,106.24
DJIA up 132.79 (1.29%) at 10,450.95
Nasdaq up 29.97 (1.40%) at 2,176.01
European markets (Mon)
Eurofirst 300 up 20.54 (2.05%) at 1,023.49
FTSE100 up 104.09 (1.98%) at 5,355.50
Currencies
04:00 GMT
€/$ 1.4942 (1.4980)
$/¥ 88.88 (89.14)
£/$ 1.6583 (1.6597)
Commodities (continuous)
04:04 GMT
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.01 at $77.47
Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.05 at $77.51
100 Oz Gold (Comex) down $1.20 at $1,163.50
Copper (Comex) down $0.35 at $313.20
10-year government bond yields (%)
03.44 GMT
US 3.34 (3.38)
UK 3.67 (3.65)
Germany 3.26 (3.27)
Japan 1.32 (1.32)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg