Asian shares struggled to make gains on Tuesday as investors braced for key events later in the week, including the start of the U.S. earnings season and a crucial Brexit summit, while broader concerns about slowing global growth checked sentiment.
Asian Shares
- MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was basically flat.
- Japan’s Nikkei dipped 0.15 percent.
- E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 lost 0.15 percent.
- Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 0.3 percent.
- The S&P 500 added 0.1 percent.
Currency
- The euro rose slightly to $1.1265 after booking gains of nearly 0.4 percent.
- Sterling advanced 0.1 percent to $1.3076.
- Against the Japanese yen, the dollar was down 0.15 percent at 111.33 yen.
Commodities
- U.S. crude was last up 2 cents at $64.41 a barrel.
- Brent crude futures tacked on 7 cents to $71.17.
- Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $1,299.90 per ounce.
