Asian
share markets drifted lower on Wednesday as anxiety mounted ahead of
another batch of Chinese data while strength in the U.S. dollar kept the
screws on global commodity prices.Markets
will be vulnerable to any whiff of disappointment in Chinese figures on
retail sales, industrial production and urban investment, particularly
given recent downward surprises on inflation and trade. ECONCN
The CSI300 index .CSI300 of the largest listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen fell 0.5 percent, while the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC eased 0.3 percent.
Concerns about Chinese demand were evident in Japan where a Reuters survey showed confidence among manufacturers fell in November for a third straight month to levels unseen in about 2-1/2 years.
Japan's Nikkei .N225 slipped 0.1 percent, though that follows a run of strong gains.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was flat after touching a fresh one-month low. Bourses in South Korea .KS11 and Taiwan .TWII lost ground.
Wall Street had offered no direction as the Dow .DJI ended Tuesday with a slight gain of 0.16 percent. The S&P 500 .SPX added 0.15 percent and the Nasdaq .IXIC eased 0.24 percent.
Weighing on the Nasdaq, Apple shares (AAPL.O) fell 3 percent after Credit Suisse said the iPhone maker had lowered component orders by as much as 10 percent.
In currency markets, the euro struggled as political uncertainty in Portugal provided an excuse to sell in a market already bracing for further monetary policy easing from the European Central Bank. [USD/]
The common currency last stood at $1.0755 EUR=, having hit a six-month trough of $1.0673 on Tuesday.
The dollar index .DXY eased back form a seven-month peak to be down 0.4 percent at 98.900. The dollar ran into a little profit-taking against the yen, nudging it down to 122.94 JPY=, from an early 123.15.
Yields on sovereign bonds were generally lower as soft Chinese inflation continued to point to global deflationary pressures.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields US10YT=RR dipped a couple of basis points to 2.34 percent, but remain hostage to the chance of a Fed rate hike next month. Indeed, concerns are growing that another strong payrolls report could lead to rates rising at a faster pace than was currently priced in.
The Treasury market is closed on Wednesday for Veterans Day, but Wall Street will be open.
In commodities, the firm U.S. dollar continues to weigh on prices with zinc at its lowest in over five years. [MET/L]
Oil prices resumed their decline on news U.S. crude stocks jumped last week. U.S. crude CLc1 lost 45 cents to $43.76 a barrel, while Brent LCOc1 shed 23 cents to $47.21.
The CSI300 index .CSI300 of the largest listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen fell 0.5 percent, while the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC eased 0.3 percent.
Concerns about Chinese demand were evident in Japan where a Reuters survey showed confidence among manufacturers fell in November for a third straight month to levels unseen in about 2-1/2 years.
Japan's Nikkei .N225 slipped 0.1 percent, though that follows a run of strong gains.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was flat after touching a fresh one-month low. Bourses in South Korea .KS11 and Taiwan .TWII lost ground.
Wall Street had offered no direction as the Dow .DJI ended Tuesday with a slight gain of 0.16 percent. The S&P 500 .SPX added 0.15 percent and the Nasdaq .IXIC eased 0.24 percent.
Weighing on the Nasdaq, Apple shares (AAPL.O) fell 3 percent after Credit Suisse said the iPhone maker had lowered component orders by as much as 10 percent.
In currency markets, the euro struggled as political uncertainty in Portugal provided an excuse to sell in a market already bracing for further monetary policy easing from the European Central Bank. [USD/]
The common currency last stood at $1.0755 EUR=, having hit a six-month trough of $1.0673 on Tuesday.
The dollar index .DXY eased back form a seven-month peak to be down 0.4 percent at 98.900. The dollar ran into a little profit-taking against the yen, nudging it down to 122.94 JPY=, from an early 123.15.
Yields on sovereign bonds were generally lower as soft Chinese inflation continued to point to global deflationary pressures.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields US10YT=RR dipped a couple of basis points to 2.34 percent, but remain hostage to the chance of a Fed rate hike next month. Indeed, concerns are growing that another strong payrolls report could lead to rates rising at a faster pace than was currently priced in.
The Treasury market is closed on Wednesday for Veterans Day, but Wall Street will be open.
In commodities, the firm U.S. dollar continues to weigh on prices with zinc at its lowest in over five years. [MET/L]
Oil prices resumed their decline on news U.S. crude stocks jumped last week. U.S. crude CLc1 lost 45 cents to $43.76 a barrel, while Brent LCOc1 shed 23 cents to $47.21.
Sourece: REUTERS
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