Japanese
index futures fell, with local markets to resume trading after a
two-day holiday, as the yen held near a three-week high before the
release of minutes from the central bank��s last meeting. The New
Zealand dollar weakened while crude oil climbed.
Nikkei
225 Stock Average futures dropped 0.7 percent from their May 2 close to
14,380 by 3 a.m. in Osaka, and lost 0.7 percent in Chicago. Standard
& Poor��s 500 Index futures were little changed after the gauge slid
0.9 percent in the U.S. The yen was at 101.70 per dollar by 8:48 a.m.
in Tokyo following a 0.5 percent jump in the last session, while New
Zealand��s dollar fell 0.5 percent after the nation��s central bank
detailed conditions under which is may intervene. Oil in New York added
0.4 percent.
Disappointing
earnings from American International Group Inc. and Twitter Inc.��s 18
percent slide dragged down U.S. stock gauges, as the dollar weakened
versus major peers. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. filed for what could be a
record U.S. initial public offering after markets closed. Services data
for Japan and China is due today, with Hong Kong resuming stocks
trading after a holiday yesterday. The U.S. threatened more sanctions
against Russia as that country called on Ukraine to postpone its May 25
presidential vote amid ongoing violence.
Source : Bloomberg
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