“The markets are watching for extra information out of Algeria. Trading has been skinny so what we’re seeing is mainly early-morning income taking in Asia,” OANDA senior market analyst Jeffrey Halley instructed Agence France-Presse.
– Key figures around 0300 GMT (eleven:00 AM MANILA TIME) –
Tokyo – Nikkei 225: DOWN zero.Three percent at 16,490.41
Hong Kong – Hang Seng: UP zero.Eight percent at 23,511.86
Shanghai – Composite: UP 0.04 percentage at 2,981.620
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.1244 from $1.1254 late Monday
Dollar/yen: UP at 100.70 yen from one hundred.30 yen
Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2981 from $1.2976
New York – DOW: DOWN zero.9 percent at 18,094.83 (close)
London – FTSE 100: DOWN 1.Three percentage at 6,818.04 (close)