Wednesday 19 October 2016

The East Is Green


Most Asian index futures signaled gains with oil near a 15-month high and the dollar nursing further losses. Mexico’s peso traded around its strongest level in six weeks before the final U.S. presidential debate.

Shares in Australia rose a third day, while those in New Zealand retreated amid a mixed outlook for Japanese stocks.

Futures on indexes in Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai advanced, however, with the S&P 500 Index capping its steepest back-to-back climb in three weeks on Wednesday