Today’s Market News |
Key developments on Friday: |
|
Calm across world markets on Thursday that saw the dollar and U.S. bond yields soften and stocks consolidate bodes well for markets in Asia on Friday as attention focuses on political and economic events in Japan.
The Japanese yen recovered some ground on Thursday, clocking its biggest rise in a month and pushing the dollar down to 151.50 yen from Wednesday’s three-month high above 153.00
Despite the modest reversal on Thursday, the spike in the dollar and U.S. bond yields recently to three-month highs has helped put Asian stocks on course for a third consecutive weekly loss.
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
trading lower |
42,374.36 | -140.59 | 0.33%Negative |
|
trading higher .IXIC |
18,415.49 | +138.83 | 0.76%Positive |
|
trading higher .SPX |
5,809.86 | +12.44 | 0.21%Positive |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
trading lower .N225 |
38,003.28 | -140.01 | 0.37%Negative |
|
trading lower .HSI |
20,489.62 | -270.53 | 1.30%Negative |
|
trading lower .BSESN |
80,065.16 | -16.82 | 0.02%Negative |
For more news visit Reuters.com
