Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, reports Bloomberg, led by automakers and mining companies, after Australia’s central bank said the economy had entered a “new upswing” and a Japanese export report beat economist estimates. Futures on the S&P500 Index added 0.1% after the gauge lost less than 0.1% on Tuesday as figures showed personal spending increased less than economists’ estimates last quarter.
Asian markets (Wed)
04:10 GMT
Nikkei 225 up 9.35 (0.10%) 9,410.93
Topix up 1.37 (0.17%) at 830.59
Hang Seng down 47.85 (-0.21%) at 22,375.29
US markets (Tues)
S&P 500 down 0.59 (0.05%) at 1,105.65
DJIA down 17.24 (0.16%) at 10,433.71
Nasdaq down 6.83 (0.31%) at 2,169.18
European markets (Tues)
Eurofirst 300 down 6.83 (-0.67%) at 1,016.66
FTSE100 down 0.59 (-31.54%) at 5,323.96
Currencies
04:15 GMT
€/$ 1.4986 (1.4942)
$/¥ 88.26 (88.88)
£/$ 1.6611 (1.6583)
Commodities (continuous)
04:14 GMT
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.21 at $76.67
Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.04 at $75.98
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up $10.60 at $1,176.40
Copper (Comex) up $2.65 at $314.00
10-year government bond yields (%)
04.12 GMT
US 3.30 (3.34)
UK 3.65 (3.67)
Germany 3.25 (3.26)
Japan 1.31 (1.32)
Sources: FT, Reuters, Bloomberg