Asia
Japan
NKY-3.55%, TPX -2.96%
NKY fell tracking US overnight after US income registered a smaller-than-expected growth and as investors continued to sell on BoJs failure to curb the yens strength. Turnover on the TPX fell to 1.07 trillion yen from 1.18 trillion yen yesterday
Stocks fell across most sectors led by tech, industrials, materials, oil & gas, financials and consumers
Exporters fell as the yen resumed strength: autos -2.36%, CE -3.34%, precision -4.15%
Tech plunged 3.81% tracking its US peers
Oil & gas -3.08% after crude prices fell
Best performing sectors on the TPX: electric power & gas -0.46%, airline -1.31%, pharma -1.62%; worst performing sectors: glass & ceramics -4.27%, construction -4.17%, precision -4.15%
Hong Kong
HSI -0.97%; HSCEI -1.12%
Stocks fell amid concerns about the global economy after US income rose smaller-than-expected. Turnover on the HSI fell to HK$15.17B from HK$16.83B yesterday
Shippers fell on concern slowing global economy will reduce transport demand:
China
SHCOMP -0.52%; SZCOMP +0.72%
SHCOMP fell with concerns about the global economy offsetting strong corporate earnings and prompting investors to sell financials. Turnover on the SHCOMP rose to 118.58B yuan from 74.01B yuan yesterday
Stocks fell across most sectors led by financials, utilities, oil & gas, telecom, industrials and materials. Tech and health care rose
Shippers -1.33% on concern a slowing global economy will reduce transport demand
Airlines -3.17% after recent rally
Financials were weak: real estate -0.52%, banks -1.72%, insurers -1.73%
Oil & gas -0.82% after crude price fell
investors continued to chase food names +1.35% and health care +0.88%