Across Europe, moves were mixed rather than one-way.Switzerland’s SMI was higher by 100.57 points, up 0.72% at 14,014.3, while Greece’s HEX added 101.4 points, up 0.78% at 13,118.38.
Spain’s IBEX 35 fell 135.8 points, down 0.73% to 18,360.8, and Germany’s DAX was almost flat, down 4.76 points, or 0.02%, at 25,284.26.In the UK, the FTSE 100 gained 63.85 points, up 0.59% to 10,910.55.
Several benchmarks were unchanged, including the Netherlands’ AEX at 1,027.02, Belgium’s BEL 20 at 5,443.76, France’s CAC 40 at 8,580.75, and Portugal’s PSI20 at 9,276.09.
Sweden’s OMXS30 rose 17.476 points, up 0.55% to 3,222.753, while Italy’s FTSE MIB fell 216.05 points, down 0.46% to 47,209.89. The broader STOXX 600 edged up 0.67 points, up 0.11% to 633.85, and Denmark’s OMXC 25 added 2.44 points, up 0.14% to 1,731.15.
In currencies, the Swiss franc strengthened against the dollar, with USD/CHF at 0.768, down 0.13%.The euro slipped against the dollar too, with EUR/USD at 1.179, down 0.161%, while GBP/USD traded at 1.345, down 0.23%.
Against sterling, EUR/GBP was slightly higher at 0.877, up 0.08%. The euro was also a touch lower versus the franc, with EUR/CHF at 0.905, down 0.297%, and a bit softer against the yen, with EUR/JPY at 184.19, down 0.081%.
In European rates, the UK 10-year yield rose to 4.307, up 0.14%, while the 10-year Bund was listed at 2.644. Italy’s 10-year was at 3.275 and France’s 10-year was at 3.222.
Across Asia, the tone was mostly risk-off.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 546.64 points, down 2.05% to 26,083.9.Japan’s Nikkei fell 899.51 points, down 1.53% to 57,950.76, and South Korea’s KOSPI lost 63.14 points, down 1% to 6,244.13.
Singapore’s STI fell 92.35 points, down 1.85% to 4,902.72, while Thailand’s SETI dropped 33.45 points, down 2.19% to 1,494.81. The SGX-CNBC China Growth index slipped 26.541 points, down 1.5% to 1,744.332. Mainland China was steadier, with Shanghai down 0.13% at 4,157.346, while Shenzhen fell 0.94% to 14,359.286.
Australia’s ASX 200 eased 33 points, down 0.36% to 9,165.6, New Zealand’s NZX 50 fell 100.89 points, down 0.74% to 13,622.08, Malaysia’s benchmark dropped 16.96 points, down 0.99% to 1,699.65, and Taiwan’s market slid 169.57 points, down 0.48% to 35,244.92. India’s Nifty 50 was unchanged at 25,178.65.
In Asia FX, the U.S. dollar was a bit stronger against several currencies. USD/JPY was 156.2, up 0.11%, USD/CNY was 6.868, up 0.15%, USD/SGD was 1.266, up 0.142%, and USD/INR was 91.3, up 0.279%.
AUD/USD was flat at 0.711, NZD/USD was 0.599, down 0.083%, and USD/HKD was unchanged at 7.823. The euro against the yen was 184.22, down 0.065%.