Asian
index futures signaled stocks in the region may extend a global selloff
amid concern over hemorrhaging oil prices and the outlook for the euro
area. The yen maintained gains with gold, while the euro held its drop.
Futures
on Japan™s Nikkei 225 Stock Average sank more than 1.6 percent in
Chicago and Osaka, while contracts on equity gauges from Hong Kong to
South Korea dropped at least 1 percent. The NZX 50 Index slipped 0.6
percent by 11:45 a.m. in Wellington after a 1.8 percent drop in the
Standard & Poor™s 500 Index, which capped its first four-day slump
in more than a year. The yen rose to 119.37 a dollar following last
session™s 0.7 percent gain, while the euro bought $1.1933 after touching
an almost nine-year low. Gold traded near a one-week high.
Global
equities tumbled the most in more than 18 months yesterday, led by
energy producers as benchmark U.S. oil sank below $50 a barrel for the
first time since 2009. The prospect of Greece exiting the euro area
loomed over trading, as Germany reported slower-than-forecast inflation
before an update on euro area consumer prices tomorrow. Services data
from China to the U.S. is due today, along with a report on Australian
trade.
Source: Bloomberg
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