UNB, Tokyo :
Global shares are mixed, with European markets wavering under political concerns such as the crisis sparked by the Catalan independence vote in Spain. Investors were awaiting U.S. jobs data later Friday.
Asian stocks rose after the Standard & Poor’s 500 index logged an eighth straight day of gains. But trading in the region was subdued with markets in Shanghai and South Korea still closed for holidays.
KEEPING SCORE: Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.1 percent to 7,518.11 and Germany’s DAX also was up 0.1 percent, at 12,976.67. The CAC 40 of France lost 0.2 percent to 5,371.04. Wall Street looked set for a slow start, with Dow futures down 0.1 percent at 22,728.00 and S&P 500 futures almost unchanged at 2,549.10.
ASIA’S DAY: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.3 percent to 20,690.71 and the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong advanced 0.2 percent to 28,432.56. Australia’s S&P ASX/200 surged 1.0 percent to 5,710.70 and India’s Sensex jumped 0.6 percent to 31,775.92. Shares in Southeast Asia and Taiwan also were mostly higher.
WALL STREET: The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent to 2,552.07 and the Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.5 percent to 22,775.39. The Nasdaq composite added 0.8 percent to 6,585.36. All three indexes set fresh record highs. The continued gains have some professional investors a bit nervous, because even the healthiest markets tend to have some sharp sell-offs from time to time.
Global shares are mixed, with European markets wavering under political concerns such as the crisis sparked by the Catalan independence vote in Spain. Investors were awaiting U.S. jobs data later Friday.
Asian stocks rose after the Standard & Poor’s 500 index logged an eighth straight day of gains. But trading in the region was subdued with markets in Shanghai and South Korea still closed for holidays.
KEEPING SCORE: Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.1 percent to 7,518.11 and Germany’s DAX also was up 0.1 percent, at 12,976.67. The CAC 40 of France lost 0.2 percent to 5,371.04. Wall Street looked set for a slow start, with Dow futures down 0.1 percent at 22,728.00 and S&P 500 futures almost unchanged at 2,549.10.
ASIA’S DAY: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.3 percent to 20,690.71 and the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong advanced 0.2 percent to 28,432.56. Australia’s S&P ASX/200 surged 1.0 percent to 5,710.70 and India’s Sensex jumped 0.6 percent to 31,775.92. Shares in Southeast Asia and Taiwan also were mostly higher.
WALL STREET: The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent to 2,552.07 and the Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.5 percent to 22,775.39. The Nasdaq composite added 0.8 percent to 6,585.36. All three indexes set fresh record highs. The continued gains have some professional investors a bit nervous, because even the healthiest markets tend to have some sharp sell-offs from time to time.
