Asian shares, including China’s, were little changed on Monday, shrugging off news that the U.S. administration is considering delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges.
Asian shares
- MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (MIAPJ0000PUS) was flat.
- China’s Shanghai stock index (SSEC) slipped 0.1%.
- Pan-European Euro Stoxx 50 futures (STXEc1) were down 0.11%.
- German DAX futures (FDXc1) down 0.08%.
- FTSE futures (FFIc1) 0.16% lower.
Currency
- Major currencies were little changed, with the yen trading slightly firmer at 107.75 yen.
- The euro hovered around $1.0932 (EUR=), having sunk to a 28-month low of $1.0904.
- Sterling traded at $1.23 not far from Friday’s low of $1.2270, its lowest since Sept. 9.
Oil prices
- Brent crude (LCOc1) futures fell 0.36% to $61.64 a barrel.
- U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude (CLc1) fell 0.14% to $55.83 per barrel.
