“A quick look at Asian equity markets – following the US down” (Yeah …. D’uh

:-D

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S&P lower overnight (down 0.8% or so), ergo …

  • Tokyo – Nikkei225 lower by about 2.2% and the Topix down a similar amount
  • The Hang Seng Index (HK) is down around 0.9%
  • In Australia – the S&P/ASX 200 down 0.7%

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FX sleeping it all off ….. (mind you, NZD knockin’ on the door of new highs from overnight)