Asian
index futures signaled a pull back Friday as the recovery in global
equities after the third-quarter selloff struggles to gain traction
ahead of key U.S. employment data.
Futures
on stock gauges in Japan and Australia were lower in recent trading, as
European shares resumed losses and equities in the U.S. slid more than 1
percent before ending the Thursday session up 0.2 percent.
Futures
on Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average were bid down by 0.5 percent to
17,610 in the Osaka pre-market, after contracts on the broader Topix
index slipped 0.8 percent. Yen-denominated futures on the Nikkei 225
traded in Chicago were little changed at 17,630 after rising 0.8 percent
in the previous session. Japan updates its jobless rate Friday, along
with its monetary base for September.
New
Zealand’s S&P/NZX 50 Index, the first major stock gauge to start
trading each day in the Asian region, added 0.1 percent following three
days of losses. Futures on Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index dropped 0.4
percent, while those on the Kospi index in Seoul declined 0.1 percent.
Markets
in Hong Kong resume Friday after a holiday, while trading in mainland
China doesn’t reopen until next Thursday because of the National Day
break. Indian markets are also shut for a holiday Friday.
Source: Bloomberg
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