JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Asian stock markets opened mostly lower this morning to tracking Wall Street. Australia’s All Ordinaries leads with 1.32% fall.
Nikkei 225 and KOSPI composite index declined 0.53% and 0.72% this morning, while Singapore’s STI lost 0.64%. Hang Seng also down 0.58%, while Shanghai moved in narrow range.
Nymex crude oil inched up 0.5% to US$93.77 per barrel in Asian trading, while gold gained 0.11% to US$1398 per ounce.
Last night, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) ended lower by 0.5%, while the broader S&P 500 lost 0.55%. Nasdaq composite also conceded 0.58%.