Asian shares were mixed Monday amid uncertainties about Britain’s exit from the European Union and the ongoing trade conflict between the U.S. and China.
Asian shares
- Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained nearly 0.3% in afternoon trading to 22,555.14.
- South Korea’s Kospi picked up 0.2% to 2,064.27, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.2% to 26,783.22.
- The S&P/ASX 200 in Australia inched up less than 0.1% to 6,652.50.
- the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.2% to 2,932.96.
- Shares fell in Taiwan and were mixed in Southeast Asia.
Currency
- The dollar rose to 108.51 Japanese yen from 108.38 yen on Friday.
- The euro slipped to $1.1160 from $1.1174.
- The pound GBP=D3 fell 0.6% to $1.2907 and was off about 0.4% to 86.47 pence per euro.
Commodities
- Benchmark crude oil dipped 10 cents to $53.68 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It fell 15 cents to $53.78 a barrel Friday
- Brent crude oil, the international standard, dropped 14 cents to $59.28 a barrel.
Source: Reuters.com