Asian stocks mostly fell as capital raising speculation in Japan and a slump in shipping rates fuelled concerns that share valuations were too high given earnings expectations, reports Bloomberg. Futures on the S&P500 Index were little changed on Tuesday after the gauge fell 0.4% on Monday.
Asian markets (Tues)
03:40 GMT
Nikkei 225 down 88.88 (-0.95%) 9,256.67
Topix down 8.57 (-1.02%) at 831.37
Hang Seng up 698.67 (3.31%) at 21,833.17
US markets (Mon)
S&P 500 up 4.14 (0.38%) at 1,095.63
DJIA up 34.92 (0.34%) at 10,344.84
Nasdaq up 6.16 (0.29%) at 2,144.60
European markets (Mon)
Eurofirst 300 down 14.29 (-1.43%) at 985.30
FTSE100 down 55.05 (-1.05%) at 5,190.68
Currencies
03:37 GMT
€/$ 1.5011 (1.5060)
$/¥ 87.30 (86.74)
£/$ 1.6432 (1.6462)
Commodities (continuous)
03:38 GMT
Brent Crude (ICE) up $0.10 at $78.57
Light Crude (Nymex) up $0.02 at $77.30
100 Oz Gold (Comex) down $2.20 at $1,180.10
Copper (Comex) down $1.45 at $313.40
10-year government bond yields (%)
03:35 GMT
US 3.20 (3.23)
UK 3.52 (3.54)
Germany 3.15 (3.15)
Japan 1.25 (1.26)