Stock across Asian region have gained points after weeks and weeks of losing. Feeling of upcoming earnings season is going to lift some of the financial instruments up. We just have to wait and see. Dollar is still, and pound has plunged down feeling the possible upcoming crisis after Minister of international affairs of UK Boris Johnson resigns. European markets are edging higher with euro srteady.
Topix added 0.7 percent.
Shanghai Composite lost 0.3 percent.
Hang Seng from Hong Kong advanced 0.3 percent.
Stoxx Europe 600 grew 0.1 percent to the highest in almost four weeks.
S&P 500 went up by 0.1 percent.
MSCI All-Country World added less than 0.05 percent.
MSCI Emerging Market gained 0.1 percent.
Dollar gained less than 0.05 percent against the basket of six major currencies.
Euro was almost unchanged at $1.1751 level.
Pound lost 0.2 percent - $1.3266.
Yen lost 0.2 percent - $111.07 yen per dollar.
WTI oil grew 0.6 percent - $74.29 per barrel.
Brent advanced 1 percent - $78.85.
Natural gas lost 0.18 percent - $2.82 per MMBtu.
Comex gold declined 0.19 percent - $1.257.20 per ounce.
Comex silver declined 0.27 percent - $16.10 per ounce.
Corn lost 0.92 percent per bushel - $350.75.
Wheat declined 1.77 percent - $499.00 per bushel.