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Asian stocks fall after Wall Street snaps winning streak Global stocks lower after Wall Street snaps winning streak
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BEIJING — Asian stocks fell Friday after Wall Street broke a three-day winning streak and declined. BEIJING — Global stock markets were mostly lower Friday after Wall Street broke a three-day winning streak and declined.
KEEPING SCORE: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.9 percent to 21,416.44 and the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.6 percent to 2,936.61. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.1 percent to 17,552.61. Seoul’s Kospi retreated 0.3 percent to 2,015.39 and Sydney’s S&P ASX 200 lost 0.3 percent to 5,253.70. India’s Sensex was flat at 25,871.97. Benchmarks in New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan also declined, while the Philippines and Malaysia gained. KEEPING SCORE: In early trading, Germany’s DAX fell 0.4 percent to 10,389.42 points and France’s CAC 40 shed 0.2 percent to 4,573.38. Britain’s FTSE 100 was off 0.7 percent at 6,336.96. On Thursday, the DAX gained 0.2 percent while the CAC 40 was off 0.1 percent and the FTSE 100 lost 0.2 percent. Wall Street’s outlook was mixed, with the future for the Dow Jones industrial average off 0.1 percent and that for the Standard & Poor’s 500 index up 0.2 percent.
WALL STREET: Investors sold traditional safe-play stocks such as phone companies and utilities as they pored over earnings for clues about the trajectory of the U.S. economy. Analysts say companies are struggling to meet profit expectations. General Motors rose 1.5 percent after profit more than doubled while Mattel fell 5.8 percent on disappointing sales of Barbie dolls. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 113.75 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,982.52. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index shed 10.92 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,091.48. The Nasdaq composite index lost 2.24 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,945.89. ASIA’S DAY: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.7 percent to 21,467.04 while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.2 percent to 2,959.24. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.2 percent to 17,572.49. Seoul’s Kospi retreated 0.3 percent to 2,015.49 and Sydney’s S&P ASX 200 lost 0.7 percent to 5,236.40. India’s Sensex was off 0.1 percent at 25,844.89. Benchmarks in Malaysia and Indonesia gained while New Zealand and Singapore declined.
ANALYST’S TAKE: With little improvement in the U.S. economy and the S&P close to its all-time high, “some retreat is needed for bullishness to sustain,” said Bernard Aw of IG in a report. “Having said that, the lack of a strong improvement in the economic outlook raises questions whether the stock rally will go on. In my view, equities may find it difficult to push higher from recent levels.” WALL STREET: Investors sold traditional safe-play stocks such as phone companies and utilities as they pored over earnings for clues about the trajectory of the U.S. economy. Analysts say companies are struggling to meet profit expectations. General Motors rose 1.5 percent after its profit more than doubled while Mattel fell 5.8 percent on disappointing sales of Barbie dolls. The Dow lost 0.6 percent and the S&P shed 0.5 percent. The Nasdaq composite index lost 0.1 percent.
EUROPE: German’s DAX was up 0.2 percent on Thursday, while France’s CAC 40 was down 0.1 percent. Britain’s FTSE 100 was down 0.2 percent. ANALYST’S TAKE: With little improvement in the U.S. economy and the S&P close to its all-time high, “some retreat is needed for bullishness to sustain,” Bernard Aw of IG said in a report. “Having said that, the lack of a strong improvement in the economic outlook raises questions whether the stock rally will go on. In my view, equities may find it difficult to push higher from recent levels.”
ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude gained 56 cents to $43.74 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1 on Thursday to close at $43.18. Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose 57 cents to $45.10 in London. It fell $1.27 the previous session to $44.53. ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude gained 43 cents to $43.60 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1 on Thursday to close at $43.18. Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose 23 cents to $44.75 in London. It fell $1.27 the previous session to $44.53.
CURRENCY: The dollar advanced to 109.96 yen from Thursday’s 109.44 yen. The euro rose to $1.1303 from $1.1293. CURRENCY: The dollar advanced to 110.33 yen from Thursday’s 109.44 yen. The euro declined to $1.1281 from $1.1293.
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