MSCI Asia Pacific index falls 2%, the most this year, as regional stocks track heavy losses on Wall Street; Japanese indexes set for biggest declines since Christmas Day. S&P futures 0.5% lower; Treasuries remain bid with 10-year yield near 14-month low at 2.44%. Aussie and kiwi benchmark yields slump to record lows. Bloomberg dollar index firmer for third day; won and rupiah the worst Asian currencies, baht rallies after first election in Thailand since 2014 coup. Turkish lira rebounds after President Erdogan warnsbankers against ’provocative’ FX actions. Shanghai Composite sheds 1.2%, H shares index 2% weaker. WTI crude slides near $58.60; nickel leads most base metals lower.
Nikkei -3,01% Hang Seng -2.03% CSI -1.90% Shanghai -1.49% Shenzen -0.96%
Eur$ 1.13 CNY 6,7136 CNH 6.7197 JPY 109.92 GBP 1.3170 CHF 0.9948
S&P -0.65% EuroStoxx -0.59% Dax -0.77% FTSE -0.47% SMI
Macro :
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