25 Jul 2013
Light red all over the Asia-Pacific
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Local share markets in the Asia-Pacific are showing loses overall following declines in the US with the SP500 down -0.38% at the NY close, despite the better than expected US new home sales data released in early NY trade.
With Oil trading near weekly lows barely below the $105 handle, the Nikkei index is last down -0.46%, along with the Australian ASX index that loses some -0.33%. Hong-Kongs Hang-Seng index is also lower by -0.45%, while Korean Kospi is down -0.15%, and the Shanghai Composite index is about to break even, still down by -0.09%.
With Oil trading near weekly lows barely below the $105 handle, the Nikkei index is last down -0.46%, along with the Australian ASX index that loses some -0.33%. Hong-Kongs Hang-Seng index is also lower by -0.45%, while Korean Kospi is down -0.15%, and the Shanghai Composite index is about to break even, still down by -0.09%.